Enzyme produced by pathogenic fungus helps evade immune system and facilitates infection (IMAGE)

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Enzyme produced by pathogenic fungus helps evade immune system and facilitates infection

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The pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus (far left) grew more than other species in a medium designed to mimic the human organism, partly owing to the presence of a protein that inhibits the immune system

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Rafael Sanchez Luperini/FCFRP-USP

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