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The role of pattern recognition receptors in the innate recognition of Candida albicans.
Virulence - 1 Jan 2015
Zheng Nan-Xin, Wang Yan, Hu Dan-Dan, Yan Lan, Jiang Yuan-Ying
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans is both a commensal microorganism in healthy individuals and a major fungal pathogen causing high mortality in immunocompromised patients. Yeast-hypha morphological transition is a well known virulence trait of C. albicans. Host innate immunity to C. albicans critically requires pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). In this review, we summarize the PRRs involved in the recognition of C. albicans...
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