Candida albicans dimorphism and virulenc
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V. J. Vaughn; E. D. Weinberg
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Article
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1978
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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Previously reported observations that Candida albicans grows in the yeast phase at 30~ and the mycelial phase at 37~ and that the former phase is more virulent than the latter were confirmed. A novel factor, copper, was discovered to suppress filamentation. Injection of copper into mice permitted th