Albumin triggers fungal virulence (IMAGE)

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute -

Albumin triggers fungal virulence

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Albumin triggers fungal virulence: Candida albicans forms denser biofilms in the presence of human albumin (right) compared to its absence (left), revealing a hidden pathogenicity pathway.

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Beatriz Cristóvão, Leibniz-HKI

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