Epithelial Infection With Candida albicans Elicits a Multi-System Response in Planarians

Epithelial Infection With Candida albicans Elicits a Multi-System Response in Planarians

Candida albicans is one of the most common fungal pathogens of humans. Prior work introduced the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea as a new model system to study the host response to fungal infection at the organismal level. In the current study, we analyzed host–pathogen changes that occurred in sit...

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Main Authors: Eli Isael Maciel, Ashley Valle Arevalo, Benjamin Ziman, Clarissa J. Nobile, Néstor J. Oviedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
planarians
Candida albicans
infection
host–pathogen interactions
innate immune system
stem cells
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.629526/full

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