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Conflicting interests in the pathogen-host tug of war : fungal micronutrient scavenging versus mammalian nutritional immunity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Funding: The authors are supported by the European Research Council (STRIFE project funded on grant number ERC-2009-AdG-249793, http://erc.europa.eu). AJPB is also supported by the Wellcome Trust (grant numbers 080088, 097377, www.wellcome.ac.uk) and the
Ballou, Elizabeth R   +3 more
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Role of inflammasomes/pyroptosis and PANoptosis during fungal infection

open access: yesPLoS Pathogens, 2021
The innate immune system is essential for recognizing foreign invaders and engaging a cellular and physiological response to control infection. Most human pathogenic fungi are opportunistic and take advantage of immune system defects.
B. Briard, R. Malireddi, T. Kanneganti
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2021
Human activities have significantly impacted the environment and are changing our climate in ways that will have major consequences for ourselves, and endanger animal, plant and microbial life on Earth.
Norman van Rhijn, Michael Bromley
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial and fungal co-infection in individuals with coronavirus: A rapid review to support COVID-19 antimicrobial prescribing

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background To explore and describe the current literature surrounding bacterial/fungal co-infection in patients with coronavirus infection. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched using broad based search criteria relating to ...
T. Rawson   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Distinct Cohorts of Aspergillus fumigatus Transcription Factors Are Required for Epithelial Damage Occurring via Contact- or Soluble Effector-Mediated Mechanisms

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Damage to the lung epithelium is a unifying feature of disease caused by the saprophytic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. However, the mechanistic basis and the regulatory control of such damage is poorly characterized.
Sayema Rahman   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ocular Fungal Infections

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2022
Fungal infections of the eye continue to be an important cause of ocular morbidity and loss of vision, particularly in the developing world [...]
Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Courtship Ritual of Male and Female Nuclei during Fertilization in Neurospora crassa

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum, 2021
Sexual reproduction is a key process influencing the evolution and adaptation of animals, plants, and many eukaryotic microorganisms, such as fungi.
Sylvain Brun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ca2+ Signalling Differentially Regulates Germ-Tube Formation and Cell Fusion in Fusarium oxysporum

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2022
Fusarium oxysporum is an important plant pathogen and an emerging opportunistic human pathogen. Germination of conidial spores and their fusion via conidial anastomosis tubes (CATs) are significant events during colony establishment in culture and on ...
Smija M. Kurian   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathogenicity and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus

open access: yesVirulence, 2023
Pulmonary infections caused by the mould pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Compromised lung defences arising from immunosuppression, chronic respiratory conditions or more recently, concomitant viral or
Kayleigh Earle   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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