Aspects of fungal pathogenesis in humans

Annual Review of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2001, Pages 743-772

  Van Burik, J A H ^a   Magee, P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mucosal fungal infections; Opportunistic fungal pathogens; Primary fungal pathogens; Systemic fungal infections; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADAPTATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; MUCOSA; MYCOSIS; NUTRITION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

FUNGI; GENOME, FUNGAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MYCOSES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI;

EID: 0034770516     PISSN: 00664227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.micro.55.1.743     Document Type: Review

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