Interaction of an opportunistic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum with human macrophages and dendritic cells

Interaction of an opportunistic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum with human macrophages and dendritic cells

IntroductionPurpureocillium lilacinum is emerging as a causal agent of hyalohyphomycosis that is refractory to antifungal drugs; however, the pathogenic mechanisms underlying P. lilacinum infection are not understood. In this study, we investigated the interaction of P. lilacinum conidia with human...

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Main Authors: Mariana Lima Perazzini Peixoto, Dilvani Oliveira Santos, Ivy de Castro Campos de Souza, Eloah Christina Lyrio Neri, Danielly Correa Moreira de Sequeira, Paula Mello De Luca, Cíntia de Moraes Borba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Purpureocillium lilacinum
Macrophages
Dendritic cells
Interaction in vitro
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