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Virulence comparisons of Aspergillus nidulans mutants are confounded by the inflammatory response of p47phox-/- mice.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2005
Bignell Elaine, Negrete-Urtasun Susana, Calcagno Ana Maria, Arst Herbert N, Rogers Tom, Haynes Ken
Abstract excerpt
While investigating the requirement for phagosomal alkalinization in the host defense against pulmonary aspergillosis, we observed high morbidity of p47(phox)(-/-) mice infected with pH-insensitive Aspergillus nidulans mutants despite a paucity of fungal growth. Fatal infection also resulted from a normally avirulent p-aminobenzoate auxotroph. This demonstrates that p47(phox)(-/-) murine immunity contributes...
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