Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michele Swanson, and Michael Schmidt.

Vincent, Michael, and Michele reveal how a fungal protease blunts the innate immune response and promotes pathogenicity.

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Links for this episode

• Michele on Flint Legionella outbreak (Detroit News)
• Fungal mimicry of a mammalian aminopeptidase (Cell Host Micr)

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