The Missing Link between Candida albicans Hyphal Morphogenesis and Host Cell Damage
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1 Aberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2 Mucosal & Salivary Biology Division, Dental Institute, King’s College London, United Kingdom, 3 Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Hans Knoell Institute, and Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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