Article
High-frequency switching in Candida albicans.
Clinical microbiology reviews - 1 Apr 1992
Soll D R
Abstract excerpt
Most strains of Candida albicans are capable of switching frequently and reversibly between a number of phenotypes distinguishable by colony morphology. A number of different switching systems have been defined according to the limited set of phenotypes in each switching repertoire, and each strain appears to possess a single system. Switching can affect many aspects of cellular physiology and morphology and...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Antigens, Fungal
- Candida albicans
- Phenotype
- Virulence
- Zinc