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Reduced susceptibility to polyenes associated with a missense mutation in the ERG6 gene in a clinical isolate of Candida glabrata with pseudohyphal growth.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2007
Vandeputte Patrick, Tronchin Guy, Bergès Thierry, Hennequin Christophe, Chabasse Dominique, Bouchara Jean-Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Little information is available about the molecular mechanisms responsible for polyene resistance in pathogenic yeasts. A clinical isolate of Candida glabrata with a poor susceptibility to polyenes, as determined by disk diffusion method and confirmed by determination of MIC, was recovered from a patient treated with amphotericin B. Quantitative analysis of sterols revealed a lack of ergosterol and an...
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