mSphere of Influence: the Mycobiota in Human Health and Disease

ABSTRACT Soo Chan Lee works in the field of medical mycology. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how “Interactions between commensal fungi and the C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 influence colitis” (Science 336:1314–1317, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1221789) by I. D. Ilie...

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Main Author: Soo Chan Lee
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Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-02-01
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00974-19
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description ABSTRACT Soo Chan Lee works in the field of medical mycology. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how “Interactions between commensal fungi and the C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 influence colitis” (Science 336:1314–1317, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1221789) by I. D. Iliev, V. A. Funari, K. D. Taylor, Q. Nguyen, et al., “CX3CR1+ mononuclear phagocytes control immunity to intestinal fungi” (Science 359:232–236, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao1503) by I. Leonardi, X. Li, A. Semon, D. Li, et al., and “The fungal mycobiome promotes pancreatic oncogenesis via activation of MBL” (Nature 574:264–267, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1608-2) by B. Aykut, S. Pushalkar, R. Chen, Q. Li, et al. made an impact on him to study medically important fungi by providing a forum to understand the roles of fungal microbiota or mycobiota in human diseases and health.
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spelling doaj.art-e64e7b3dd737477b89aee09f295cb1472022-12-21T23:14:13ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologymSphere2379-50422020-02-015110.1128/mSphere.00974-19mSphere of Influence: the Mycobiota in Human Health and DiseaseSoo Chan Lee0South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID), Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USAABSTRACT Soo Chan Lee works in the field of medical mycology. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how “Interactions between commensal fungi and the C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 influence colitis” (Science 336:1314–1317, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1221789) by I. D. Iliev, V. A. Funari, K. D. Taylor, Q. Nguyen, et al., “CX3CR1+ mononuclear phagocytes control immunity to intestinal fungi” (Science 359:232–236, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao1503) by I. Leonardi, X. Li, A. Semon, D. Li, et al., and “The fungal mycobiome promotes pancreatic oncogenesis via activation of MBL” (Nature 574:264–267, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1608-2) by B. Aykut, S. Pushalkar, R. Chen, Q. Li, et al. made an impact on him to study medically important fungi by providing a forum to understand the roles of fungal microbiota or mycobiota in human diseases and health.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00974-19microbiotamycobiomemycobiotamycologypathogenic fungi
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title mSphere of Influence: the Mycobiota in Human Health and Disease
title_full mSphere of Influence: the Mycobiota in Human Health and Disease
title_fullStr mSphere of Influence: the Mycobiota in Human Health and Disease
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title_short mSphere of Influence: the Mycobiota in Human Health and Disease
title_sort msphere of influence the mycobiota in human health and disease
topic microbiota
mycobiome
mycobiota
mycology
pathogenic fungi
url https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00974-19
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