The isoprenyl chain length of coenzyme Q mediates the nutritional resistance of fungi to amoeba predation
ABSTRACT Amoebae are environmental predators feeding on bacteria, fungi, and other eukaryotic microbes. Predatory interactions alter microbial communities and impose selective pressure toward phagocytic resistance or escape which may, in turn, foster virulence attributes. The ubiquitous fungivorous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-06-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00342-24 |