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Purpurin Suppresses Candida albicans Biofilm Formation and Hyphal Development

A striking and clinically relevant virulence trait of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans is its ability to grow and switch reversibly among different morphological forms. Inhibition of yeast-to-hypha transition in C. albicans represents a new paradigm for antifungal intervention. We have pre...

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Autores principales: Tsang, Paul Wai-Kei, Bandara, H. M. H. N., Fong, Wing-Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3511323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23226409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050866