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One small step for a yeast--microevolution within macrophages renders Candida glabrata hypervirulent due to a single point mutation.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Oct 2014
Brunke Sascha, Seider Katja, Fischer Daniel, Jacobsen Ilse D, Kasper Lydia, Jablonowski Nadja, Wartenberg Anja, Bader Oliver, Enache-Angoulvant Adela, Schaller Martin, d'Enfert Christophe, Hube Bernhard
Abstract excerpt
Candida glabrata is one of the most common causes of candidemia, a life-threatening, systemic fungal infection, and is surpassed in frequency only by Candida albicans. Major factors contributing to the success of this opportunistic pathogen include its ability to readily acquire resistance to ant...
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