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Higher concentration of CO₂ and 37°C stabilize the less virulent opaque cell of Candida albicans.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Sept 2010
Liu Ze-hu, Li Min, Lu Xue-lian, She Xiao-dong, Hu Su-quan, Chen Wei, Liu Wei-da
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BACKGROUND: Candida albicans (C. albicans) strains can spontaneously switch at a very low frequency from white to opaque phase. The ability to switch reversibly between white and opaque phenotype and contributes to the pathogenicity of C. albicans. White and opaque switching can be induced by var...
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