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Candida albicans Isolates 529L and CHN1 Exhibit Stable Colonization of the Murine Gastrointestinal Tract.
mBio - 21 Dec 2021
McDonough Liam D, Mishra Animesh A, Tosini Nicholas, Kakade Pallavi, Penumutchu Swathi, Liang Shen-Huan, Maufrais Corrine, Zhai Bing, Taur Ying, Belenky Peter, Bennett Richard J, Hohl Tobias M, Koh Andrew Y, Ene Iuliana V
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans is a pathobiont that colonizes multiple niches in the body including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract but is also responsible for both mucosal and systemic infections. Despite its prevalence as a human commensal, the murine GI tract is generally refractory to colonization with the C. albicans reference isolate SC5314. Here, we identify two C. albicans isolates, 529L and CHN1, that stably colonize...
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