Candida commensalism and virulence: The evolution of phenotypic plasticity

Acta Tropica

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-110

  Soll, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Drug therapy; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE;

ADAPTATION; BODY REGIONS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; COMMENSALISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SWITCHING; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0036155879     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(01)00200-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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