Binding and germination of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia on cultured A549 pneumocytes

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 146-150

  DeHart, Del J ^a,b   Agwu, David E ^a   Julian, Nancy C ^a   Washburn, Ronald G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL ADHESION; CELL VIABILITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GERMINATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031015338     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.1.146     Document Type: Article

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