Conservative production of galactosaminogalactan in Metarhizium is responsible for appressorium muci...
Conservative production of galactosaminogalactan in Metarhizium is responsible for appressorium mucilage production and topical infection of insect hosts
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San Francisco: Public Library of Science
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The exopolysaccharide galactosaminogalactan (GAG) has been well characterized in Aspergilli, especially the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. It has been found that a five-gene cluster is responsible for GAG biosynthesis in Aspergilli to mediate fungal adherence, biofilm formation, immunosuppression or induction of host immune defences. Herein,...
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Conservative production of galactosaminogalactan in Metarhizium is responsible for appressorium mucilage production and topical infection of insect hosts
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2552289709
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2552289709
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1553-7374,1553-7366
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1553-7374
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1009656
