Candida albicans specializations for iron homeostasis: from commensalism to virulence
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Candida albicans specializations for iron homeostasis: from commensalism to virulence.
Candida albicans is a fungal commensal-pathogen that persistently associates with its mammalian hosts. Between the commensal and pathogenic lifestyles, this microorganism inhabits host niches that differ markedly in the levels of bioavailable iron. A number of recent studies have exposed C. albicans specializations for acquiring iron from specific host molecules in regions where iron is scarce,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Microbiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1369-5274
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2013.09.006