Evolving moldy murderers: Aspergillus section Fumigati as a model for studying the repeated evolution of fungal pathogenicity

PLoS Pathog. 2020 Feb 27;16(2):e1008315. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008315. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Antonis Rokas¹, Matthew E Mead¹, Jacob L Steenwyk¹, Nicholas H Oberlies², Gustavo H Goldman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
² Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America.
³ Faculdade de Ciencias Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Aspergillus / metabolism
Aspergillus / pathogenicity*
Aspergillus fumigatus / metabolism*
Aspergillus fumigatus / pathogenicity
Biological Evolution
Evolution, Molecular
Fungi / pathogenicity
Humans
Phylogeny
Virulence / physiology*

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