Host albumin redirects Candida albicans metabolism to engage an alternative pathogenicity pathway

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Pathogenicity mechanisms of the yeast Candida albicans involve filamentous growth, adhesion, invasion, and toxin production. Interestingly, clinical isolates, and other Candida spp., can cause infection independent of filamentation or toxin production. These strains and species often are characterized as avirulent ex vivo, yet this does not correlate with their potential to cause infection. We hypothesized that...

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