A Mouse Model for Candida glabrata Hematogenous Disseminated Infection Starting from the Gut: Evaluation of Strains with Different Adhesion Properties

Adhesion to digestive mucosa is considered a crucial first step in the pathogenicity of invasive Candida infections. Candida glabrata disseminated infections predominantly start from the gut. A mouse model of disseminated infection starting from the gut was set up. Hematogenous dissemination was obt...

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Main Authors: Atanasova, Ralitsa, Angoulvant, Adela, Tefit, Maurel, Gay, Frédérick, Guitard, Juliette, Mazier, Dominique, Fairhead, Cécile, Hennequin, Christophe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3720583/