Ambient Availability of Amino Acids, Proteins, and Iron Impacts Copper Resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus
The transition metals iron and copper are required by virtually all organisms but are toxic in excess. Acquisition of both metals and resistance to copper excess have previously been shown to be important for virulence of the most common airborne human mold pathogen, Aspergillus fumigatus. Here we d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.847846/full |