Molecular mechanisms of virulence in fungus-host interactions for Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_4B132B99FE7A
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Synthèse (review): revue aussi complète que possible des connaissances sur un sujet, rédigée à partir de l'analyse exhaustive des travaux publiés.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Molecular mechanisms of virulence in fungus-host interactions for Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans
Périodique
Medical Mycology
ISSN
1369-3786 (Print)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1998
Volume
36 Suppl 1
Pages
238-48
Notes
Journal Article
Review
Review
Résumé
Research on fungi that cause opportunistic infections has increased dramatically during the past few years, largely because these organisms cause significant morbidity and mortality. Most of this research has focused on defining the virulence factors produced by these pathogens, as well as developing methods for the diagnosis of fungal diseases. With regard to studies on the biology of Candida albicans, it is now possible to isolate genes, disrupt their expression, and observe the specific effects of gene disruption on virulence and growth of the organism. Moreover, growth and virulence of this pathogen is also being studied and the effect of environmental factors on gene expression investigated. This subject is especially important in view of the fact that C. albicans can colonize and invade a number of sites in the human body. Thus, its ability to grown in the oral and vaginal tracts, as well as in blood, requires the organism to adapt to a variety of environmental stresses. Here we present observations on the growth, morphogenesis and virulence of the opportunistic fungi C. albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus.
Mots-clé
Amino Acid Sequence
Apoenzymes/genetics
Aspergillus fumigatus/enzymology/growth & development/*pathogenicity
Candida albicans/enzymology/growth & development/*pathogenicity
Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase/genetics
*Fungal Proteins
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
Genes, Fungal
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
*Membrane Glycoproteins
Molecular Sequence Data
Virulence/genetics
Pubmed
Web of science
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