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Differential expression of <i>Candida albicans</i> secreted aspartyl proteinase in human vulvovaginal candidiasis
26 Apr 2007
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The opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans secretes aspartic proteinases (Saps), which raises a particular interest because of their role as virulence factors. Candida albicans possesses at least 10 members of a SAP gene family, all of which have been sequenced. Although the expression of the SAP genes has been extensively characterised under laboratory growth conditions and Saps contribute to the virulence of...
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