Conflicting interests in the pathogen-host tug of war: fungal micronutrient scavenging versus mammalian nutritional immunity

PLoS Pathog. 2014 Mar 13;10(3):e1003910. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003910. eCollection 2014 Mar.

Authors

Joanna Potrykus¹, Elizabeth R Ballou¹, Delma S Childers¹, Alistair J P Brown¹

Affiliation

¹ Aberdeen Fungal Group, School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Fungi / metabolism
Fungi / pathogenicity*
Host-Pathogen Interactions / physiology*
Humans
Micronutrients / metabolism*
Mycoses / immunology
Mycoses / metabolism*
Mycoses / microbiology

Substances

Micronutrients

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