Physiological functions of fungus-derived prostaglandin E₂ in Candida albicans

Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus that colonizes various barrier tissue sites in humans asymptomatically. However, under specific conditions, the fungus can turn pathogenic and provoke diseases. C. albicans has been observed to produce the lipid molecule, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), both in vitr...

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Main Author: Leong, Royston Weng Onn
Other Authors: Norman Pavelka
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/72847

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