Candida albicans Dispersed Cells Are Developmentally Distinct from Biofilm and Planktonic Cells

Candida albicans surface-attached biofilms such as those formed on intravenous catheters with direct access to the bloodstream often serve as a nidus for continuous release of cells capable of initiating new infectious foci. We previously reported that cells dispersed from a biofilm are yeast cells...

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Main Authors: Priya Uppuluri, Maikel Acosta Zaldívar, Matthew Z. Anderson, Matthew J. Dunn, Judith Berman, Jose Luis Lopez Ribot, Julia R. Köhler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01338-18