Open AccessExposure to N-chlorotaurine induces oxidative stress responses in Aspergillus fumigatus
Author(s) -
Gerard Sheehan,
Markus Nagl,
Kevin Kavanagh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000900
Subject(s) - aspergillus fumigatus , gliotoxin , microbiology and biotechnology , mycelium , biology , oxidative stress , conidiation , phellinus linteus , virulence , biochemistry , gene , botany
The neutrophil-derived oxidant N-chlorotaurine (NCT) displays remarkable in vivo tolerability and efficacy against a range of pathogens. The aim of this study was to characterize the response of the pulmonary pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus to NCT.