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Bmh1p (14-3-3) mediates pathways associated with virulence in Candida albicans.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 May 2009
Kelly Michelle N, Johnston Douglas A, Peel Bethany A, Morgan Timothy W, Palmer Glen E, Sturtevant Joy E
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The ability of the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans to cause disease requires rapid adaptation to changes in the host environment and to an evolving host immune response. The identification of 'virulence factors' using in vitro characterization of mutant strains has traditionally relied on a common set of phenotypic and biochemical assays (most often performed at 30 degrees C) and the subsequent correlation...
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