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Changes in Adhesion of Candida tropicalis Clinical Isolates Exhibiting Switch Phenotypes to Polystyrene and HeLa Cells.
Mycopathologia - 1 Mar 2021
de Souza Cássia Milena, Perini Hugo Felix, Verri Waldiceu Aparecido, Zaninelli Tiago Henrique, Furlaneto-Maia Luciana, Furlaneto Marcia Cristina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Candida tropicalis is an important human pathogen that can undergo multiple forms of phenotypic switching. AIM: We aimed to evaluate the effect of phenotypic switching on the adhesion ability of C. tropicalis. METHODS: C. tropicalis morphotypes included parental phenotypes (clinical isolates) and switch phenotypes (crepe, revertant of crepe-CR, rough, revertant of rough-RR, irregular center and...
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