Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillosis in 2019

JP Latgé, G Chamilos - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus; its primary habitat is the soil. In its
ecological niche, the fungus … , while such enzymes do not favor fungal pathogenicity in the …

[HTML][HTML] Powerful cell wall biomass degradation enzymatic system from saprotrophic Aspergillus fumigatus

L Tong, B Wang, C Jin, W Fang - The Cell Surface, 2024 - Elsevier
… As the major structural component within the cell walls of all human pathogenic fungi, chitin
polymers are absent in mammals. This absence positions chitin-metabolizing enzymes as …

Pleiotropic functions of SscA on the asexual spore of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

YE Son, J Han, KT Lee, HS Park - Mycology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
… The Aspergillus species are saprotrophic filamentous fungi that decay organic materials for
Aspergillus fumigatus is the main opportunistic human pathogen among Aspergillus species…

Pathophysiological aspects of Aspergillus colonization in disease

S Gago, DW Denning, P Bowyer - Medical mycology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous saprophytic fungus to … their lungs or asthmatics,
Aspergillus fumigatus can evade the host … Biofilm exopolysaccharides of pathogenic fungi: …

Evolving moldy murderers: Aspergillus section Fumigati as a model for studying the repeated evolution of fungal pathogenicity

A Rokas, ME Mead, JL Steenwyk, NH Oberlies… - … pathogens, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… Species in the genus Aspergillus are saprophytic filamentous fungi that are most commonly
… Inhalation of asexual spores produced by Aspergillus fumigatus and a few other species in …

Conidial melanin of the human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus disrupts cell autonomous defenses in amoebae

I Ferling, JD Dunn, A Ferling, T Soldati, F Hillmann - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
… to defend against the pathogen, thus promoting … Aspergillus fumigatus are usually acquired
by an inhalation of spores from environmental sources. How spores of a saprophytic fungus

The role of Aspergillus fumigatus polysaccharides in host–pathogen interactions

CA Zacharias, DC Sheppard - Current opinion in microbiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprophytic mold that can cause … The polysaccharide-rich cell wall
of this fungus is a key point of … these glycans play an important role in the pathogenesis of A. …

Bacterial Interactions with Aspergillus fumigatus in the Immunocompromised Lung

A Margalit, JC Carolan, K Kavanagh - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
fungus. Saprophytic aspergillosis is characterized by the development of aspergilloma (…
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common fungal pathogen isolated from the CF airways. It …

Aspergillus fumigatus acetate utilization impacts virulence traits and pathogenicity

LNA Ries, P Alves de Castro, L Pereira Silva, C Valero… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic filamentous fungus and opportunistic pathogen of …
Together with other opportunistic fungal pathogens, such as Candida albicans and …

Beneficial role of Aspergillus sp. in agricultural soil and environment

S Nayak, S Samanta, AK Mukherjee - Frontiers in soil and …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
… in contrast to their saprophytic or pathogenic identity. The … but higher inhibition of pathogenic
fungi by the culture extract … on native endophytic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus (strain LH02) …