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Ras Signaling Gets Fine-Tuned: Regulation of Multiple Pathogenic Traits of Candida albicans
3 Aug 2013
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that can cause disseminated infection in patients with indwelling catheters or other implanted medical devices. A common resident of the human microbiome, C. albicans responds to environmental signals, such as cell contact with catheter materials and exposure to serum or CO2, by triggering the expression of a variety of traits, some of which are known to...
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