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PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 1(4) December 2005

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Unmasked beta-glucans

The dectin-1 beta-glucan receptor is critical for the recognition of fungi by innate cells. This fluorescent deconvolution micrograph shows soluble dectin-1 staining of unmasked beta-glucans (red) on Aspergillus fumigatus germinating swollen conidia.

Image Credit: Micrograph taken by Chad Steele with a Zeiss Axioplan 2 upright fluorescent deconvolution microscope. False color by Sapna Khandwala.

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Unmasked beta-glucans

The dectin-1 beta-glucan receptor is critical for the recognition of fungi by innate cells. This fluorescent deconvolution micrograph shows soluble dectin-1 staining of unmasked beta-glucans (red) on Aspergillus fumigatus germinating swollen conidia.

Image Credit: Micrograph taken by Chad Steele with a Zeiss Axioplan 2 upright fluorescent deconvolution microscope. False color by Sapna Khandwala.

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v01.i04.g001