Aspergillus Unit

Selected publications of the Unit, published in  1997

 Beauvais A, Monod M, Debeaupuis JP, Diaquin M, Kobayashi H, Latgé JP, (1997) Biochemical and antigenic characterization of a new dipeptidyl-peptidase isolated from Aspergillus fumigatus. J. Biol. Chem. 272:6238-6244.

 Beauvais A, Monod M, Wyniger J, Debeaupuis JP, Grouzmann E, Brakch N, Svab J, Hovanessian AG, Latgé JP, (1997) Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV secreted by Aspergillus fumigatus, a fungus pathogenic to humans. Infect. Immun. 65:3042-3047.

 Bretagne S, Marmorat-Khuong A, Kuentz M, Latgé JP, Bart-Delabesse E,  Cordonnier C, (1997) Serum Aspergillus galactomannan antigen testing by sandwich ELISA: practical use in neutropenic patients. J Infection 35:7-15.

 Calera JA, Paris S, Monod M, Hamilton AJ, Debeaupuis JP, Diaquin M, Lopez-Medrano R, Leal F, Latgé JP, (1997) Cloning and disruption of the antigenic catalase gene of Aspergillus fumigatus. Infect Immun 65:4718-4724.

 Cenci E, Perito S, Ensele KH, Mosci P, Latgé JP, Romani L, Bistoni F, (1997) Th1 and Th2 cytokines in mice with invasive aspergillosis. Infect. Immun. 65:564-570.

 D'Enfert C, (1997) Fungal spore germination : insights from the molecular genetics of Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genet. Biol. 21:163-172.

 D'Enfert C, Fontaine T, (1997) Molecular characterization of the Aspergillus nidulans treA gene encoding an acid trehalase required for growth on trehalose. Mol. Microbiol. 241:203-216.

 Debeaupuis JP, Sarfati J, Chazalet V, Latgé JP, (1997) Genetic diversity among clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus. Infect. Immun. 65:3080-3085.

 Fontaine T, Hartland R, Beauvais A, Diaquin M, Latgé JP, (1997) Purification and characterization of an endo-1,3-beta-glucanase from Aspergillus fumigatus. Eur. J. Biochem. 243:315-321.

 Fontaine T, Hartland RP, Diaquin M, Simenel C, Latgé JP, (1997) Differential patterns of activity displayed by two exo-beta-1,3 glucanases associated with the Aspergillus fumigatus cell wall. J. Bacteriol. 179:3154-3163.

 Fontaine T, Mouyna I, Hartland RP, Paris S,  Latgé JP, (1997) From the surface to the inner layer of the fungal cell wall. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 25:194-199.

 Ibrahim-Granet O, D'Enfert C, (1997) The Aspergillus fumigatus mepB gene encodes an 82-kDa intracellular metalloproteinase structurally related to mammalian thimet oligopeptidases. Microbiology 143:2247-2253.

 Latgé JP, Debeaupuis JP, Sarfati J, Kobayashi H, Beauvais A, Paris S,  Monod M, (1997) Clinically relevant Aspergillus fumigatus antigens. in: Fungal cells in biodefense mechanism (S Suzuki, and M Suzuki, eds.), Saikon Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 117-125.

 Guillot J, Sarfati J, Ribot X, Jensen HE, Latgé JP, (1997) Detection of antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus in serum of horses with mycosis of the auditory tube diverticulum (guttural pouch). AJVR 58:1364-1366.

 Neuvéglise C, Sarfati J, Debeaupuis JP, Vu Thien H, Just J, Tournier G,  Latgé JP, (1997) Longitudinal study of Aspergillus fumigatus strains isolated from cystic fibrosis patients. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16:747-750.

 Paris S, Boisvieux-Ulrich E, Crestani B, Houcine O, Taramelli D, Lombardi L,  Latgé JP, (1997) Internalization of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia by epithelial and endothelial cells. Infect Immun. 65:1510-1514.

 Tabone MD, Vu Thien H, Latgé JP, Landman-Parker J, Perez-Castiglioni P, Moissenet D,  Leverger G, (1997) Value of galactomannan detection by Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the early diagnosis and follow-up of invasive aspergillosis. J. Opportunistic Pathogens 9:7-13.