Characterization of Awp14, A Novel Cluster III Adhesin Identified in a High Biofilm-Forming Candida glabrata Isolate

Characterization of Awp14, A Novel Cluster III Adhesin Identified in a High Biofilm-Forming Candida glabrata Isolate

Candida glabrata is among the most prevalent causes of candidiasis. Unlike Candida albicans, it is not capable of changing morphology between yeast and hyphal forms but instead has developed other virulence factors. An important feature is its unprecedented large repertoire of predicted cell wall ad...

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Main Authors: Jordan Fernández-Pereira, María Alvarado, Emilia Gómez-Molero, Henk L. Dekker, María Teresa Blázquez-Muñoz, Elena Eraso, Oliver Bader, Piet W. J. de Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
adhesion
GPI protein
cell wall protein
host-pathogen interactions
Candida glabrata
candidiasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.790465/full

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