Virulent strain of Lichtheimia corymbifera shows increased phagocytosis by macrophages as revealed by automated microscopy image analysis

Mycoses

Volumn 57, Issue s3, 2014, Pages 56-66

  Kraibooj, Kaswara ^a,b   Park, Hea Reung ^a,b   Dahse, Hans Martin ^a   Skerka, Christine ^a   Voigt, Kerstin ^a,b   Figge, Marc Thilo ^a,b  

^a HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automated image analysis; Fluorescence microscopy; Phagocytosis; Zygomycetes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS SPORE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LICHTHEIMIA CORYMBIFERA; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ABSIDIA CORYMBIFERA; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 85027940571     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/myc.12237     Document Type: Article

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