The rod cell, a small form of Candida albicans, possesses superior fitness to the host gut and adaptation to commensalism.

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Candida albicans deploys various morphological forms through complex switching mechanisms, ensuring its survival and thriving as a commensal or pathogen in vastly different human niches. In this study, we demonstrate that a novel ''rod'' morphological form of C. albicans coexists and is interchangeable with previously reported white, gray, and opaque forms, constituting a tetra-stable phenotypic switching system....

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