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Discovery of the Diploid Form of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Candida auris
9 Sept 2020
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Abstract The new multidrug-resistant pathogen Candida auris was first described in 2009 in Japan and has emerged in many countries worldwide. This human fungal pathogen has long been considered a haploid fungus. Here, we report the discovery of the diploid form and spontaneous ploidy shifts in clinical isolates of C. auris. Haploid and diploid cells of C. auris differ in several aspects including growth rates,...
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