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| yeast, allows colonization, binds to receptor on host cell |
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| mechanical breaks, conidia small enough to get past upper airway defenses |
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| mold in environment->conidia inhaled->convert to yeast at 37->hyphae-producing form->invasion of tissue |
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| mycotoxins not seen in vivo, damage due to inflammatory and immune responses |
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| antiphagocytic outer wall, capsule, survive intracellularly |
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proteases
ureases
elastases |
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