Host iron withholding demands siderophore utilization for Candida glabrata to survive macrophage killing.
The fungal pathogen Candida glabrata has risen from an innocuous commensal to a major human pathogen that causes life-threatening infections with an associated mortality rate of up to 50%. The dramatic rise in the number of immunocompromised individuals from HIV infection, tuberculosis, and as a res...
Main Authors: | Tracy Nevitt, Dennis J Thiele |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3060170?pdf=render |
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