Germination of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in the lungs of normal and cortisone-treated mice.
Inhaled conidia of Aspergillus fumigatus germinated in the lungs of mice at a low rate but both germinated and ungerminated spores were cleared. Spores germinated at a high rate in the lungs of cortisone-treated mice.
D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000254:growth & development*; D003348:Cortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development
D003348:Cortisone