Genetic control of susceptibility to infection with Candida albicans in mice.

Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that causes acute disseminated infections in immunocompromised hosts, representing an important cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. To study the genetic control of susceptibility to disseminated C. albicans in mice, we phenotyped a group...

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Main Authors: Irena Radovanovic, Alaka Mullick, Philippe Gros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3080400?pdf=render