Large-scale genome mining allows identification of neutral polymorphisms and novel resistance mutations in genes involved in Candida albicans resistance to azoles and echinocandins
Author(s) -
Emilie Sitterlé,
Alix T. Coste,
Thomas Obadia,
Corinne Maufrais,
Murielle Chauvel,
Natacha Sertour,
Dominique Sanglard,
Anne Puel,
Christophe d’Enfert,
MarieElisabeth Bougnoux
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkz537
Subject(s) - biology , caspofungin , genetics , gene , point mutation , echinocandins , candida albicans , echinocandin , genome , azole , corpus albicans , drug resistance , mutation , fluconazole , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal
The genome of Candida albicans displays significant polymorphism. Point mutations in genes involved in resistance to antifungals may either confer phenotypic resistance or be devoid of phenotypic consequences.
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