Mucins Suppress Virulence Traits of Candida albicans

Candida albicans is the most prevalent fungal pathogen of humans, causing a variety of diseases ranging from superficial mucosal infections to deep-seated systemic invasions. Mucus, the gel that coats all wet epithelial surfaces, accommodates C. albicans as part of the normal microbiota, where C. al...

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Main Authors: Kavanaugh, Nicole Lynn, Zhang, Angela Q., Nobile, Clarissa J., Johnson, Alexander D., Ribbeck, Katharina
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92559
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2599-2774
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8260-338X