Histatin 5 inhibits adhesion of C. albicans to Reconstructed Human Oral Epithelium
As a polymorphic species, C. albicans is capable of switching between yeast and hyphal forms. While the yeast form is most commonly associated with systemic disease, the hyphae are more adept at adhering to and penetrating host tissue and are therefore frequently observed in mucosal fungal infection...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00885/full |