Stress adaptation in a pathogenic fungus

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans. This yeast is carried by many individuals as a harmless commensal, but when immune defences are perturbed it causes mucosal infections (thrush). Additionally, when the immune system becomes severely compromised, C. albicans often causes life-thr...

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Main Authors: Brown, Alistair J. P., Budge, Susan, Kaloriti, Despoina, Tillmann, Anna, Jacobsen, Mette D., Yin, Zhikang, Ene, Iuliana V., Bohovych, Iryna, Sandai, Doblin, Kastora, Stavroula, Potrykus, Joanna, Ballou, Elizabeth R., Childers, Delma S., Shahana, Shahida, Leach, Michelle D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Company of Biologists 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867497/