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C. albicans Colonization of Human Mucosal Surfaces
29 Apr 2008
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BACKGROUND: Candida albicans is a low level commensal organism in normal human populations with the continuous potential to expand and cause a spectrum of clinical conditions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Using ex vivo human organ cultures and populations of primary human cells, we have developed several related experimental systems to examine early-stage interactions between C. albicans and mucosal surfaces....
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