The role of fatty acid metabolism in pathogenicity.

感染人类的真菌是一个主要的健康问题，特别是对那些免疫系统受损的人(例如。艾滋病、器官移植和癌症患者)。病原真菌在获取生长所需的营养物质的同时，必须避开宿主的免疫系统。一些真菌通过寄生在宿主细胞内来逃避免疫系统。由于营养贫乏的环境，这对生长构成了重大挑战。通过了解这些真菌如何适应宿主细胞内的生长，新的治疗途径将会出现。

Fungi which infect humans are a major health problem, especially for those with compromised immune systems (eg. AIDS, transplant and cancer patients). Pathogenic fungi must evade the host s immune system whilst deriving nutrients for growth. Some fungi evade the immune system by residing within host cells. This poses significant challenges to growth due to the nutrient poor environment. By understanding how these fungi adapt to growth inside host cells, new avenues for treatment will emerge.