"Innate immune responses to Encephalitozoon species infections" by Amber Mathews, Anne Hotard et al.

Faculty Publications

Title

Innate immune responses to Encephalitozoon species infections

Authors

Amber Mathews, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, 202 Life Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1715, USA.
Anne Hotard
Hollie Hale-Donze

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2009

Abstract

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular, eukaryotic fungi, which have gained recognition as opportunistic parasites in immunocompromised patients. Resistance to lethal microsporidia infections requires a Th1 immune response; how this protection is initiated against Encephalitozoon species is the focus of this review article.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Microbes and infection

First Page

905

Last Page

Recommended Citation

Mathews, A., Hotard, A., & Hale-Donze, H. (2009). Innate immune responses to Encephalitozoon species infections. Microbes and infection, 11 (12), 905-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2009.06.004

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