Article
Sensing the heat and the host: Virulence determinants of Histoplasma capsulatum
1 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
Histoplasma capsulatum is a member of a group of fungal pathogens called thermally dimorphic fungi, all of which respond to mammalian body temperature by converting from an environmental mold form into a parasitic host form that causes disease. Histoplasma is a primary fungal pathogen, meaning it is able to cause disease in healthy individuals. We are beginning to understand how host temperature is utilized as a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
