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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-65 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Trends in Genetics |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1993 |