Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6135923 | Microbes and Infection | 2011 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Candida albicans interactions with epithelial cells are critical for commensal growth, fungal pathogenicity and host defence. This review will outline our current understanding of C. albicans-epithelial interactions and will discuss how this may lead to the induction of a protective mucosal immune response.
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Authors
Julian R. Naglik, David L. Moyes, Betty Wächtler, Bernhard Hube,