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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Main Authors: Karen T. Graf, Hong Liu, Scott G. Filler, Vincent M. Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00194-23