Characterization of the Aspergillus fumigatus detoxification systems for reactive nitrogen intermediates and their impact on virulence

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue SEP, 2014, Pages

  Lapp, Katrin ^a   Vödisch, Martin ^a   Kroll, Kristin ^a   Strassburger, Maria ^a   Kniemeyer, Olaf ^a,b,c   Heinekamp, Thorsten ^a,b   Brakhage, Axel A ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Nitric oxide; Reactive nitrogen intermediates; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLAVOHEMOGLOBIN; FLAVOHEMOGLOBIN A; FLAVOHEMOGLOBIN B; GENOMIC DNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHIBITION ZONE ASSAY; LUNG INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; MUTANT MOUSE STRAIN; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 84907605368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00469     Document Type: Article

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