Direct interaction studies between Aspergillus fumigatus and human immune cells; what have we learned about pathogenicity and host immunity?

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Morton, Charles O ^a   Bouzani, Maria ^b   Loeffler, Juergen ^b   Rogers, Thomas R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus; Cellular immunity; Host pathogen interactions; Innate immunity and responses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875406634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00413     Document Type: Review

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