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The thermotolerant Arabian killifish, <i>Aphanius dispar</i> , as a novel infection model for human fungal pathogens
2024-10-12
Abstract excerpt
Candida albicans : a fungal pathogen, can cause superficial and fatal infections in humans. An important virulence factor in C. albicans dissemination is the transformation from yeast to an invasive hyphal form, which is favoured at human body temperature. Zebrafish, a useful model for studying C. albicans infections, cannot survive at 37°C. Arabian killifish, Aphanius dispar , an emerging teleost model can tol...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5fe1714d-bc86-5fb7-b41f-a0788aee6b66
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.10.08.617174
