Friday, August 5, 2011

Common Mold Causes Oxygen Shortage in the Lungs

Common Mold Causes Oxygen Shortage in the Lungs
http://www.rtmagazine.com/news/2011-08-05_01.asp

"Researchers at Montana State University have found that a shortage of oxygen occurs in the lungs after an invasion of the common mold Aspergillus fumigatus, which can cause deadly infections in humans. The study, which appears in the journal PLoS Pathogens, is the first to show a strong link between hypoxia and fungal infections."

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