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Robust Extracellular pH Modulation by Candida albicans during Growth in Carboxylic Acids.
mBio - 15 Nov 2016
Danhof Heather A, Vylkova Slavena, Vesely Elisa M, Ford Amy E, Gonzalez-Garay Manuel, Lorenz Michael C
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The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans thrives within diverse niches in the mammalian host. Among the adaptations that underlie this fitness is an ability to utilize a wide array of nutrients, especially sources of carbon that are disfavored by many other fungi; this contributes to its ability to survive interactions with the phagocytes that serve as key barriers against disseminated infections. We...
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