Proteome Analysis Reveals the Conidial Surface Protein CcpA Essential for Virulence of the Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

V Voltersen, MG Blango, S Herrmann, F Schmidt… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common airborne fungal pathogen of humans and a significant
source of mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Here, we provide the most extensive …

Distinct innate immune phagocyte responses to Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and hyphae in zebrafish larvae

BP Knox, Q Deng, M Rood, JC Eickhoff, NP Keller… - Eukaryotic …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common filamentous fungal pathogen of
immunocompromised hosts, resulting in invasive aspergillosis (IA) and high mortality rates …

Aspergillus spp. prevalence in different Portuguese occupational environments: What is the real scenario in high load settings?

C Viegas, T Faria, LA Caetano, E Carolino… - … of occupational and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The genus Aspergillus is one of the most prevalent regarding fungi in several highly
contaminated occupational environments. The goal of the current study was to assess the …

Developmental regulators in Aspergillus fumigatus

HS Park, JH Yu - Journal of Microbiology, 2016 - Springer
The filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is the most prevalent airborne fungal
pathogen causing severe and usually fatal invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised …

Phagolysosomal Survival Enables Non-lytic Hyphal Escape and Ramification Through Lung Epithelium During Aspergillus fumigatus Infection

C Seidel, SD Moreno-Velásquez… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important mould pathogen in immunosuppressed patients.
Suboptimal clearance of inhaled spores results in the colonisation of the lung airways by …

Strain Dependent Variation of Immune Responses to A. fumigatus: Definition of Pathogenic Species

L Rizzetto, G Giovannini, M Bromley, P Bowyer… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
For over a century microbiologists and immunologist have categorized microorganisms as
pathogenic or non-pathogenic species or genera. This definition, clearly relevant at the …

[HTML][HTML] The pheromone response module, a mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway implicated in the regulation of fungal development, secondary metabolism and …

D Frawley, Ö Bayram - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways are highly conserved from yeast to
human and are required for the regulation of a multitude of biological processes in …

Transcription factors SltA and CrzA reversely regulate calcium homeostasis under calcium-limited conditions

M Dai, W Du, L Lu, S Zhang - Applied and Environmental …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The maintenance of cellular calcium homeostasis in response to calcium supply is required
for a wide range of physiological processes in fungi, including growth, development, and …

Microbial communities in large-scale wood piles and their effects on wood quality and the environment

M Noll, R Jirjis - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2012 - Springer
The demand of renewable energy sources, ie biomass, is steadily increasing worldwide to
reduce the need of fossil energy sources. Biomass such as energy crops, woody species …

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: current diagnostic methodologies and a new molecular approach

S Moura, L Cerqueira, A Almeida - European Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is the main pathogenic agent responsible for invasive
pulmonary aspergillosis. Immunocompromised patients are more likely to develop this …