A potential histoplasmosis pathogenesis mechanism mediated by a lectin of Histoplasma capsulatum with affinity to β-galactose, favoring intravascular hemagglutination

• Ivan Ramos-Martínez,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Unidad de Micología, Departamento de Microbiología-Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico

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• Eugenia Flores-Robles,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Gabriela Rodríguez-Arellanes,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Unidad de Micología, Departamento de Microbiología-Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico

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• Edgar Zenteno ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors are the heads of independent research groups and share the responsibility of senior authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Armando Pérez-Torres ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: emello@unam.mx (MLT); armandop@unam.mx (APT)

  ¶‡ These authors are the heads of independent research groups and share the responsibility of senior authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Departamento de Biología Celular y Tisular, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Maria Lucia Taylor

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: emello@unam.mx (MLT); armandop@unam.mx (APT)

  ¶‡ These authors are the heads of independent research groups and share the responsibility of senior authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Unidad de Micología, Departamento de Microbiología-Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5011-5939

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