Aspergillus fumigatus melanins: Interference with the host endocytosis pathway and impact on virulence

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Heinekamp, Thorsten ^a   Thywißen, Andreas ^a   Macheleidt, Juliane ^a   Keller, Sophia ^a   Valiante, Vito ^a   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Endocytosis; Melanin; Phagocytes; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875855054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00440     Document Type: Short Survey

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