Candida albicans–epithelial interactions and induction of mucosal innate immunity

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2017, Pages 104-112

  Naglik, Julian R ^a   König, Annika ^b   Hube, Bernhard ^b,c,d   Gaffen, Sarah L ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL INTERACTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IMMUNITY; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TH17 CELL; ANIMAL; CANDIDIASIS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOSA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 85034240818     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.10.030     Document Type: Review

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