Cell wall arabinogalactan is responsible for Fungitell(R) cross reactivity in nocardiosis
Christophe Mariller, Pascal Letowski, Wei-Ting Chang, Todd L. Lowary, Marc Ulrich, Karine Faure, Séverine Loridant, Boualem Sendid, F. Wallet, Daniel Poulain, Marc Hazzan, Marie Frimat, Yann Guérardel, Marie Titécat
The paper identifies nocardial cell wall arabinogalactan as the cause of Fungitell(R) cross-reactivity in nocardiosis and shows that {beta}-glucose substitution in the galactan domain is responsible.
Journal of Biological Chemistry · Nov 5, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology