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Candida albicans septin mutants are defective for invasive growth and virulence.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 2003
Warenda Amy J, Kauffman Sarah, Sherrill Taylor P, Becker Jeffrey M, Konopka James B
Abstract excerpt
Hyphal growth of Candida albicans is implicated as an important virulence factor for this opportunistic human pathogen. Septin proteins, a family of cytoskeletal elements that regulate membrane events and are important for proper morphogenesis of C. albicans, were examined for their role in tissu...
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