1 From Commensal to Pathogen: Candida albicans
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I. The Commensal School: Commensal and Pathogenic Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 II. Commensal Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A. Nutrient Acquisition and Metabolic Flexibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. Micronutrients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 III. Stress Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 IV. Structure and Function of the Cell Wall in the Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 V. Morphology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 VI. Adhesion, Invasion and Damage: Interaction with Epithelial Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 VII. Interaction with Phagocytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 VIII. Host Recognition of the Cell Wall. . . . . . . . . 11 IX. Discrimination of Yeast and Hyphal Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 X. Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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