American Society of Hematology, Blood Advances, 11(3), p. 1695-1700, 2019
DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000043
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Key Points Serum-enhanced labile plasma iron in patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT is critical for Aspergillus fumigatus growth in vitro. Transferrin iron in serum is inaccessible for A fumigatus, and uptake of iron in the form of eLPI involves fungal siderophores.