Special Issue: Candida and Candidiasis

This special issue highlights emerging topics related to Candida, the most prevalent fungal pathogen in the hospital setting. The advantages and limitations of new, non-culture based diagnostic techniques are discussed. The issue reviews mammalian and non-mammalian infection models. The manuscripts...

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Autor principal: Nett, Jeniel E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6162767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29933544
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof4030074
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spelling pubmed-61627672018-10-09 Special Issue: Candida and Candidiasis Nett, Jeniel E. J Fungi (Basel) Editorial This special issue highlights emerging topics related to Candida, the most prevalent fungal pathogen in the hospital setting. The advantages and limitations of new, non-culture based diagnostic techniques are discussed. The issue reviews mammalian and non-mammalian infection models. The manuscripts present updates on several molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity, including filamentation, biofilm formation, and phospholipid production. MDPI 2018-06-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6162767/ /pubmed/29933544 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof4030074 Text en © 2018 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6162767/
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