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Morphogenesis in Candida albicans

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Along with the majority of human pathogenic fungi, Candida albicans exhibits dimorphism. An intriguing feature associated with the morphological changes in the pathogenic fungus is that the morphology of the fungus in the infected tissue is different from that of the propagule which initiates the infection. This has led to the assumption that the morphological changes occurring in the pathological state in some way confer on the fungus a survival advantage. The study of fungal morphogenesis, therefore, has assumed some importance, as it improves our understanding of the mechanism of pathogenicity and provides insights into eukaryotic differentiation. Fungal morphogenesis has been reviewed by Szaniszlo [84], Shepherd [66,71], Soll [74] and Odds [52].

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Shepherd, M.G. (1991). Morphogenesis in Candida albicans . In: Prasad, R. (eds) Candida Albicans. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75253-7_2

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