Auke de Jong
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Auke de Jong
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PhD | medical mycology | fungal resistance | Candida auris | project leader medical mycology at National Institute for Public Health and the Environment | RIVM
Reposted by Auke de Jong
Aaron highlights theirwork on jumping mobile elements in Aspergillus fumigatus - carrying biosynthetic gene clusters for specialized metabolites and genes contributing pathogenesis of A.fumigatus

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Giant transposons promote strain heterogeneity in a major fungal pathogen
Fungal infections are difficult to prevent and treat in large part due to strain heterogeneity. However, the genetic mechanisms driving pathogen variation remain poorly understood. Here, we determined...
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November 29, 2024 at 9:40 AM