Exploring Virulence Determinants of Filamentous Fungal Pathogens through Interactions with Soil Amoebae

Analysis of multiple components involved in the interaction between Cryptococcus neoformans and Acanthamoeba castellanii

(2017) Juliana Rizzo et al.   Fungal Biology

Calcineurin Orchestrates Lateral Transfer of Aspergillus fumigatus during Macrophage Cell Death

(2016) Anand Shah et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Aspergillus Cell Wall Melanin Blocks LC3-Associated Phagocytosis to Promote Pathogenicity

(2016) Tonia Akoumianaki et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Vermamoeba vermiformis-Aspergillus fumigatus relationships and comparison with other phagocytic cells

(2016) Elodie Maisonneuve et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

The soil food web revisited: Diverse and widespread mycophagous soil protists

(2016) Stefan Geisen et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Gliotoxin Suppresses Macrophage Immune Function by Subverting Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-Trisphosphate Homeostasis

(2016) Daniel Schlam et al.   mBio

Regulation of Secondary Metabolism by the Velvet Complex Is Temperature-Responsive in Aspergillus

(2016) Abigail L. Lind et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Dictyostelium discoideum as a Novel Host System to Study the Interaction between Phagocytes and Yeasts

(2016) Barbara Koller et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Identification of the antiphagocytic trypacidin gene cluster in the human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

(2015) Derek J. Mattern et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Virulence determinants of the human pathogenic fungusAspergillus fumigatusprotect against soil amoeba predation

(2015) Falk Hillmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Aspergillusand aspergilloses in wild and domestic animals: a global health concern with parallels to human disease

(2015) Seyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi et al.   MEDICAL MYCOLOGY

Free living amoebae could enhance Fusarium oxysporum growth

(2014) E. Cateau et al.   Fungal Ecology

Amoebae as a tool to isolate new bacterial species, to discover new virulence factors and to study the host–pathogen interactions

(2014) Nicolo Tosetti et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis

(2014) K. J. Kwon-Chung et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

The Transcriptional Response of Cryptococcus neoformans to Ingestion by Acanthamoeba castellanii and Macrophages Provides Insights into the Evolutionary Adaptation to the Mammalian Host

(2013) Lorena da S. Derengowski et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

The Rise of Pathogens: Predation as a Factor Driving the Evolution of Human Pathogens in the Environment

(2013) Martina Erken et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Interaction ofAspergillus fumigatusconidia withAcanthamoeba castellaniiparallels macrophage-fungus interactions

(2013) Lieven Van Waeyenberghe et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Dectin-1-triggered Recruitment of Light Chain 3 Protein to Phagosomes Facilitates Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Presentation of Fungal-derived Antigens

(2012) Jun Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Biology and pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba

(2012) Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Trypacidin, a Spore-Borne Toxin from Aspergillus fumigatus, Is Cytotoxic to Lung Cells

(2012) Thierry Gauthier et al.   PLoS One

Persistence versus Escape: Aspergillus terreus and Aspergillus fumigatus Employ Different Strategies during Interactions with Macrophages

(2012) Silvia Slesiona et al.   PLoS One

Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections

(2012) G. D. Brown et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Selecting an Invertebrate Model Host for the Study of Fungal Pathogenesis

(2012) Athanasios Desalermos et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Biosynthesis and function of gliotoxin in Aspergillus fumigatus

(2011) Daniel H. Scharf et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Phagocytosis of melanized Aspergillus conidia by macrophages exerts cytoprotective effects by sustained PI3K/Akt signalling

(2011) Katrin Volling et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Professional Phagocyte Dictyostelium discoideum as a Model Host for Bacterial Pathogens

(2011) Salvatore Bozzaro et al.   CURRENT DRUG TARGETS

Catch me if you can: phagocytosis and killing avoidance by Cryptococcus neoformans

(2011) Rocío García-Rodas et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Conidial Dihydroxynaphthalene Melanin of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Interferes with the Host Endocytosis Pathway

(2011) Andreas Thywißen et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans by, and Nonlytic Exocytosis from, Acanthamoeba castellanii

(2010) C. J. Chrisman et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Interaction of phagocytes with filamentous fungi

(2010) Axel A Brakhage et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

The crucial role of the Aspergillus fumigatus siderophore system in interaction with alveolar macrophages

(2010) Markus Schrettl et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION

Could insect phagocytic avoidance by entomogenous fungi have evolved via selection against soil amoeboid predators?

(2010) M. J. Bidochka et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Antiparasitic activities of novel, orally available fumagillin analogs

(2009) Christopher Arico-Muendel et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Aspergillus fumigatus Conidial Melanin Modulates Host Cytokine Response

(2009) Louis Y.A. Chai et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

Surface hydrophobin prevents immune recognition of airborne fungal spores

(2009) Vishukumar Aimanianda et al.   NATURE

Gliotoxin production by clinical and environmental Aspergillus fumigatus strains

(2007) Claudio Kupfahl et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY