Two unlike cousins: C andida albicans and C . glabrata infection strategies
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Two unlike cousins: Candida albicans and C. glabrata infection strategies
Candida albicans and C. glabrata are the two most common pathogenic yeasts of humans, yet they are phylogenetically, genetically and phenotypically very different. In this review, we compare and contrast the strategies of C. albicans and C. glabrata to attach to and invade into the host, obtain nutrients and evade the host immune response. Although their strategies share some basic concepts, th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cellular Microbiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1462-5814,1462-5822
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12091