Comparative phenotypic analysis of the major fungal pathogens Candida parapsilosis and Candida albicans.

Candida parapsilosis and Candida albicans are human fungal pathogens that belong to the CTG clade in the Saccharomycotina. In contrast to C. albicans, relatively little is known about the virulence properties of C. parapsilosis, a pathogen particularly associated with infections of premature neonate...

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Main Authors: Linda M Holland, Markus S Schröder, Siobhán A Turner, Heather Taff, David Andes, Zsuzsanna Grózer, Attila Gácser, Lauren Ames, Ken Haynes, Desmond G Higgins, Geraldine Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4169492?pdf=render