Aspergillus fumigatus: Growth and virulence

JC Rhodes - Medical mycology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Aspergillus fumigatus is the leading mould pathogen among immunocompromised patients,
especially bone marrow and solid organ transplant recipients Citation1–5. The increased …

[PDF][PDF] Genes and molecules involved in Aspergillus fumigatus virulence

A Rementeria, N López-Molina, A Ludwig… - Rev Iberoam …, 2005 - reviberoammicol.com
fumigatus is an opportunist pathogen which does not normally cause illnesses in the
immunocompetent host, the study of its virulence can be complicated. Other species of Aspergillus

Pathogenicity and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus

K Earle, C Valero, DP Conn, G Vere, PC Cook… - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… by the mould pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus are a major … aspergillosis. In this review, we
will summarise our current knowledge of the mechanistic basis of pulmonary aspergillosis with …

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
… carbon sources in shaping fungal virulence traits and subsequent disease outcome, …
Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic fungal pathogen in humans. During infection, A. fumigatus

Putative virulence factors of Aspergillus fumigatus

Tomee, Kauffman - Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… the role of possible virulence factors of A. fumigatus. With isogenic strains it will be possible
to rule out that the correlation between a possible virulence factor and pathogenicity is due to …

Differences in pathogenicity and clinical syndromes due to Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus

AC Pasqualotto - Medical mycology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
… to compare the pathogenicity and clinical aspects of Aspergillosis caused by A. fumigatus
an A. … Virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus double mutants lacking restriction and an alkaline …

[PDF][PDF] Fungi pathogenic to humans: molecular bases of virulence of Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus

J Karkowska-Kuleta, M Rapala-Kozik… - Acta Biochimica …, 2009 - bibliotekanauki.pl
… fungal virulence factors and recognition of mechanisms of pathogenesis may lead to
development of new efficient antifungal therapies. This review is focused on major virulence factors …

Aspergillus fumigatus: virulence genes in a street-smart mold

DS Askew - Current opinion in microbiology, 2008 - Elsevier
fumigatus entails a collection of ‘street-smart’ attributes that have evolved to resist the … of
a virulence factor, they are nonetheless important to the pathogenesis of aspergillosis and may …

The Aspergillus fumigatus transcriptional activator CpcA contributes significantly to the virulence of this fungal pathogen

S Krappmann, EM Bignell, U Reichard… - Molecular …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… We have cloned and characterized the Aspergillus fumigatus cpcA gene encoding the … of
pulmonary aspergillosis, cpcAΔ strains display attenuated virulence. Pathogenicity is restored …

Contribution of Galactofuranose to the Virulence of the Opportunistic Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

PS Schmalhorst, S Krappmann, W Vervecken… - Eukaryotic …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
… The glfA deletion mutant generated in this study is devoid of galactofuranose and displays
attenuated virulence in a low-dose mouse model of invasive aspergillosis that likely reflects …