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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages 195-208Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA MICROBIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822008000200001
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glycoproteins; polysaccharides; glycosphingolipids; immune system; fungi
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Glycoproteins, glycosphingolipids and polysaccharides exposed at the most external layers of the wall are involved in several types of interactions of fungal cells with the exocellular environment. These molecules are fundamental building blocks of organisms, contributing to the structure, integrity, cell growth, differentiation and signaling. Several of them are immunologically active compounds with potential as regulators of pathogenesis and the immune response of the host. Some of these structures can be specifically recognized by antibodies from patients' sera, suggesting that they can be also useful in the diagnosis of fungal infections.
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