Fungal spores of the mold Aspergillus fumigatus produce an enzyme that weakens the immune system
Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is found all over the world. Unlike closely related species, it can cause serious, often ...
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To cure or encourage: the paradoxical nature of an anti-fungal drug
A. fumigatus is a fungus that doesn’t harm the average, healthy person. In fact, healthy people breathe in anywhere between 50 and 100 spores each day while outside; the body then identifies and ...
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Fighting the rising tide of antifungal resistance: a global challenge
In the case of A. fumigatus, this is exactly what seems to have happened. Surveillance studies in countries from Europe, Asia and the Americas have detected azole-resistant A. fumigatus in ...