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Aspergillus fumigatus arp1 modulates conidial pigmentation and complement deposition.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Oct 1997
Tsai H F, Washburn R G, Chang Y C, Kwon-Chung K J
Abstract excerpt
Aspergillus fumigatus is an important pathogen causing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients. The fungus propagates by conidia, which are the infectious structures inhaled by the human host. Opsonophagocytosis is thought to contribute to clearance of the inhaled conidia, a process that is facilitated by complement deposition on conidial surfaces. We now show that conidial colour mutants...
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