Candida albicans gastrointestinal colonization and invasive filamentation

Herwald, Sanna.

2017

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  • Abstract: Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that is a common commensal colonizer of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract, but in immunocompromised hosts can cause life-threatening candidemia. Interestingly, Candida GI tract colonization is the main source of C. albicans found in candidemia. Previous studies showed that long-term murine GI tract colonization with C. albicans ... read more
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