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Virulence factors of Candida species.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Dec 2003
Yang Yun-Liang
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans is an opportunistic human pathogen, which colonizes at several anatomically distinct sites including skin, oral, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina. How harmless commensal C. albicans become a human pathogen when opportunity comes is not clear. This review will focus on the molecular dissection of virulence factors of C. albicans, including adhesion, proteinases secretion, hyphal formation, and...
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