β-glucan is released from pathogenic fungi and detectable in culture supernatant (6). The limulus G test using the β-1,3-glucan-sensitive factor G of the horseshoe crab coagulation enzyme is useful for screening for fungal infections (7).
β-glucan is released from pathogenic fungi and detectablein culture supernatant (6). The limulus G testusing the β-1,3-glucan-sensitive factor G of the horseshoecrab coagulation enzyme is useful for screening forfungal infections (7).