Infection by the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is initialized by the outgrowth of asexual spores (conidia) into the lung tissue of the immunocompromised host following an inhalation of the airborne conidia. The resident phagocytes, the alveolar macrophages are the first immune cells ...
ORGANISM(S): Neosartorya fumigata (Aspergillus fumigatus) Mus musculus (Mouse)
