Aspergillus fumigatus germlings loaded with a synthetic cell membrane counterstain TMR-PAF96 (amber) and treated with fluorescent BODIPYcPAF26 anti-fungal peptide (cyan) to determine peptide’s localisation and mode of entry into the pathogen. Scale bar = 10 µm. (Image courtesy of Dr Can Zhao).

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