Researchers have synthesized a specific sugar molecule, a β-mannan tetrasaccharide, that mimics a natural component of the cell wall of the multidrug-resistant fungus Candida auris, to trigger a targeted immune response.
#Biochemistry #Immunology #MedicalMycology #SyntheticChemistry #sflorg
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