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Host‐Parasite Relationships in Candidosis
Author(s) -
Calderone R. A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1989.tb02303.x
Subject(s) - host (biology) , mimicry , biology , organism , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , parasite hosting , phenotypic switching , commensalism , phenotype , zoology , bacteria , ecology , genetics , gene , world wide web , computer science
Summary: Candida albicans has several properties which allow it to colonize and invade host tissues, often resisting eradication. Two of these properties, adherence and acid proteinase production, seem to be genuine factors. Phenotypic switching and molecular mimicry may also provide the organism with an arsenal of mechanisms to evade host defenses.