title: Exciting developments in the immunology of fungal infections.
abstract: The last decade has brought significant advances in our understanding of antifungal immunity, which offer hope for the development of novel immunotherapeutics. In this commentary, we provide a snapshot of the protective innate and adaptive components of antifungal immunity and highlight several recent topics of interest, placing in context the three associated reviews in this issue of Cell Host & Microbe.
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK. gordon.brown@abdn.ac.uk
authors.forename: Gordon D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Mihai G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Netea
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D005657:Fungal Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000628:therapy*; D058504:Th17 Cells / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D005657:Fungal Vaccines