Automated image analysis of the host-pathogen interaction between phagocytes and Aspergillus fumigatus.

Automated image analysis of the host-pathogen interaction between phagocytes and Aspergillus fumigatus.

Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous airborne fungus and opportunistic human pathogen. In immunocompromised hosts, the fungus can cause life-threatening diseases like invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Since the incidence of fungal systemic infections drastically increased over the last years, it is...

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Main Authors: Franziska Mech, Andreas Thywissen, Reinhard Guthke, Axel A Brakhage, Marc Thilo Figge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3088683?pdf=render

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