A NOVEL IMMUNE EVASION STRATEGY OF CANDIDA ALBICANS: PROTEOLYTIC CLEAVAGE OF A SALIVARY ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE.

A novel immune evasion strategy of candida albicans: proteolytic cleavage of a salivary antimicrobial peptide.

Oropharyngeal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection considered to be a harbinger of AIDS.The etiologic agent Candida albicans is a fungal species commonly colonizing human mucosal surfaces.However, under conditions of immune dysfunction, colonizing C.albicans can become an opportunistic pathogen causing superficial or even life-threatening infe

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Polymer-Modified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Affect Photosystem II Photochemistry, Intersystem Electron Transport Carriers and Photosystem I End Acceptors in Pea Plants

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) have recently been attracting the attention of plant biologists as a prospective tool for modulation of photosynthesis in higher plants.However, the exact mode of action of SWCNT on the photosynthetic electron transport chain remains unknown.In this work, we examined the effect of foliar application of polymer

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