Fungal Immune Evasion in a Model Host-Pathogen Interaction: Candida albicans Versus Macrophages

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Jiménez López, Claudia ^a   Lorenz, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION RISK; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE EVASION; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888239217     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003741     Document Type: Article

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