Depletion of Extracellular Chemokines by Aspergillus Melanin
ABSTRACT Aspergillus fumigatus is an environmental fungus that can cause life-threatening pulmonary disease. Infections initiate when conidia are inhaled and land deep inside the small airways and alveoli of the lungs, where they interact with epithelial cells. These cells provide a physical barrier...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-06-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00194-23 |