In addition to physical barriers, neutrophils are considered a part of the first line of immune
defense. They can be found in the bloodstream, with a lifespan of 6–8 h, and in tissue …

Aspergillus fumigatus is an environmental filamentous fungus that can cause life-threatening
disease in immunocompromised individuals. The interactions between A. fumigatus and the …

More than 90% of the cell wall of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus comprises
polysaccharides. Biosynthesis of the cell wall polysaccharides is under the control of three …

Pathogenic fungi cause a wide range of syndromes in immune-competent and immune-
compromised individuals, with life-threatening disease primarily seen in humans with …

The incidence of fungal infections has dramatically increased in recent years, in large part
due to increased use of immunosuppressive medications, as well as aggressive medical …

Galactosaminogalactan and Pel are cationic heteropolysaccharides produced by the
opportunistic pathogens Aspergillus fumigatus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, respectively …

Candida spp. adhere to medical devices, such as catheters, forming drug-tolerant biofilms
that resist killing by the immune system. Little is known about how C. glabrata, an emerging …

Invasive infections caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) has emerged as a clinical
problem in recent years. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are an important mechanism …

Immune responses to invasive aspergillosis: new understandin... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Immune responses to invasive aspergillosis: new understanding and therapeutic …

Background Impaired delivery of antifungals to hyphae within necrotic lesions is thought to
contribute to therapeutic failure in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). We hypothesized …