High-frequency phenotypic switching in Candida albicans

David R. Soll, Brian Morrow, Thyagarajan Srikantha

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Abstract

Most strains of Candida albicans are capable of switching spontaneously and at high frequencies between a number of phenotypes distinguished by colony morphology. Unlike switching in many other microbial pathogens, switching in C. albicans is pleiotropic, affecting several morphological and physiological parameters. Recently, the first phase-specific genes were identified and shown to be regulated at the level of gene transcription.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)61-65
Number of pages5
JournalTrends in Genetics
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1993

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