Influence of antimannan IgA on antimannan IgG mediated complement activation and phagocytosis of Candida albicans
<p> <i>Candida albicans</i> is an opportunistic yeast pathogen and can cause life-threatening systemic candidiasis. The cell surface of <i>C. albicans</i> is enriched with mannan that is resistant to complement activation in the absence of antimannan antibodies. To be...
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California State University, Long Beach
2016
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| Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10195880 |