Article
Phenotypic switching of Candida guilliermondii is associated with pseudohyphae formation and antifungal resistance.
Mycopathologia - 1 Apr 2015
Lastauskienė Eglė, Čeputytė Jolita, Girkontaitė Irutė, Zinkevičienė Auksė
Abstract excerpt
Switching between two cell types in fungi is called phenotypic switching, and it is commonly observed in pathogenic yeast. Candida lusitaniae undergoes antifungal resistance-associated phenotypic switching and results in three colony colors: light brown, brown and dark brown. In this study, we included C. lusitaniae as control. This study had two objectives. First, we wanted to evaluate whether also a prevalent...
Topics
- Amphotericin B
- Antifungal Agents
- Candida
- Candidiasis
- Drug Resistance, Fungal
- Humans
- Hyphae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Phenotype