The growing promise ofToll-deficientDrosophila melanogasteras a model for studying Aspergillus pathogenesis and treatment
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- 1 November 2010
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Virulence
- Vol. 1 (6) , 488-499
Abstract
Despite considerable progress over recent years, the prognosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) remains unfavorable, reflecting an incomplete understanding of Aspergillus pathogenesis and suboptimal ...Keywords
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