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Filamentous growth is a general feature of Candida auris clinical isolates.
Medical mycology - 6 Jul 2021
Fan Shuru, Yue Huizhen, Zheng Qiushi, Bing Jian, Tian Sufei, Chen Jingjing, Ennis Craig L, Nobile Clarissa J, Huang Guanghua, Du Han
Abstract excerpt
A striking feature of pathogenic Candida species is morphological plasticity that facilitates environmental adaptation and host infection. Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen first described in Japan in 2009. In this study, we demonstrate that clinical isolates of C. auris have multiple colony and cellular morphologies including the yeast, filamentous, aggregated, and elongated forms....
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