Filamentation Is Associated with Reduced Pathogenicity of Multiple Non-<italic toggle="yes">albicans Candida</italic> Species

Filamentation Is Associated with Reduced Pathogenicity of Multiple Non-<italic toggle="yes">albicans Candida</italic> Species

ABSTRACT Candidiasis affects a wide variety of immunocompromised and medically compromised patients. Candida albicans, a major human fungal pathogen, accounts for about 50% of all cases, while the remainder are caused by the less pathogenic non-albicans Candida species (NACS). These species are beli...

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Main Authors: Mohua Banerjee, Anna L. Lazzell, Jesus A. Romo, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, David Kadosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-10-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
candidiasis
infectious disease
mycology
morphology
pathogenicity
Candida species
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00656-19

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