Alternative oxidase mediates pathogen resistance in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection.

• Main Authors: Orville Hernández Ruiz (Author), Angel Gonzalez (Author), Agostinho J Almeida (Author), Diana Tamayo (Author), Ana Maria Garcia (Author), Angela Restrepo (Author), Juan G McEwen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a human thermal dimorphic pathogenic fungus. Survival of P. brasiliensis inside the host depends on the adaptation of this fungal pathogen to different conditions, namely oxidative stress imposed by immune cells.<h4>Aims and metho...