Isolation and characterization of cell surface mutants of Candida albicans.

doi:10.1128/iai.58.6.1552-1557.1990

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Isolation and characterization of cell surface mutants of Candida albicans.

Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1990

Whelan W L, Delga J M, Wadsworth E, Walsh T J, Kwon-Chung K J, Calderone R, Lipke P N

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Mutant strains of Candida albicans were obtained by selecting for cells that escaped agglutination by a polyclonal antiserum raised against standard C. albicans serotype A isolate B311. Mutants were obtained from strains B311 and B792 and from four strains isolated from patients with acquired imm...

Topics

Agglutinins
Animals
Antigens, Fungal
Candida albicans
Candidiasis
Complement C3b
Complement C3d
Fungal Proteins
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Mannans
Membrane Glycoproteins
Mutation
Rabbits

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