CANDIDAALBICANS
Candida albicans
Candida albicans is a diploid fungus that grows both as yeast and filamentous cells and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans, and candidal onychomycosis, an infection of the nail plate. RNA-binding protein Slr1 was recently discovered to play a role in instigating the hyphal formation and virulence in C. albicans. Systemic fungal infections including those by C. albicans have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients . C. albicans biofilms may form on the surface of implantable medical devices. In addition, hospital-acquired infections by C.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Candida albicans
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