A mouse model for Candida glabrata hematogenous disseminated infection starting from the gut: evaluation of strains with different adhesion properties.

Adhesion to digestive mucosa is considered a crucial first step in the pathogenicity of invasive Candida infections. Candida glabrata disseminated infections predominantly start from the gut. A mouse model of disseminated infection starting from the gut was set up. Hematogenous dissemination was obt...

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Main Authors: Ralitsa Atanasova, Adela Angoulvant, Maurel Tefit, Frédérick Gay, Juliette Guitard, Dominique Mazier, Cécile Fairhead, Christophe Hennequin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720583?pdf=render