Article
Switch of phenotype as an escape mechanism of the intruder.
Mycoses - 1 Jan 1997
Odds E C
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic switching in Candida albicans is a reversible, high-frequency phenomenon that is readily detectable in a fungal population as changes in cell or colony morphology. Some putative attributes of virulence in C. albicans, including expression of cell wall glycoproteins, secretion of proteolytic enzymes and hypha formation have been associated with switching phenomena. C. albicans isolates from active...
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