The role of Candida albicans SPT20 in filamentation, biofilm formation and pathogenesis
The role of Candida albicans SPT20 in filamentation, biofilm formation and pathogenesis
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Candida albicans is a ubiquitous fungus, which can cause very serious and sometimes life-threatening infections in susceptible patients. We used Caenorhabditis elegans as a model host to screen a library of C. albicans mutants for decreased virulence and identified SPT20 as important for virulence. The transcription co-activator SPT20 was identifie...
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The role of Candida albicans SPT20 in filamentation, biofilm formation and pathogenesis
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1516460132
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1516460132
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0094468
