Antivirulence and avirulence genes in human pathogenic fungi

Opportunistic commensal and environmental fungi can cause superficial to systemic diseases in humans. But how did these pathogens adapt to infect us and how does host-pathogen co-evolution shape their virulence potential? During evolution toward pathogenicity, not only do microorganisms gain virulen...

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Main Authors: Sofía Siscar-Lewin, Bernhard Hube, Sascha Brunke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2019.1688753