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Effects of salivary protein flow and indigenous microorganisms on initial colonization of Candida albicans in an in vivo model
BACKGROUND: Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus that is part of the commensal microbial flora of the oral cavity. When the host immune defenses are impaired or when the normal microbial flora is disturbed, C. albicans triggers recurrent infections of the oral mucosa and tongue. Recently, we produ...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937882 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-12-36 |