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Comparative transcriptomics of Aspergillus fumigatus strains upon exposure to human airway epithelial cells.
Microbial genomics - 1 Feb 2018
Watkins Tonya N, Liu Hong, Chung Matthew, Hazen Tracy H, Dunning Hotopp Julie C, Filler Scott G, Bruno Vincent M
Abstract excerpt
Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic, ubiquitous, saprophytic mould that can cause severe allergic responses in atopic individuals as well as life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. A critical step in the establishment of infection is the invasion of airway epithelial cells by the inhaled fungi. Understanding how A. fumigatus senses and responds to airway cells is important to understand...
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