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Phenotypic evaluation of the effect of anaerobiosis on some virulence attributes of Candida albicans.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2008
Rosa Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro, Rached Rodrigo Nunes, Ignácio Sérgio Aparecido, Rosa Rosimeire Takaki, José da Silva Wander, Yau Joyce Yick Yee, Samaranayake Lakshman Perera
Abstract excerpt
The current assumption that Candida albicans is a facultatively anaerobic organism has been widely accepted since its recovery from anoxic sites became common. However, the link between anaerobiosis and virulence remains uncertain. This study investigated the differential cell-surface hydrophobic...
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