New compound prevents first steps of fungal infection
Discovery by WPI and UMass Medical School researchers may lead to better treatment for serious blood infections
16-Aug-2013 -
Targeting serious and sometimes deadly fungal infections, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has discovered a chemical compound that prevents fungal cells from adhering to surfaces, which, typically, is the ...
Candida albicans
epithelial cells
fungal infections
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