Changes in Adhesion of Candida tropicalis Clinical Isolates Exhibiting Switch Phenotypes to Polystyrene and HeLa Cells.
Cássia Milena de SouzaHugo Felix PeriniWaldiceu Aparecido VerriTiago Henrique ZaninelliLuciana Furlaneto-MaiaMarcia Cristina FurlanetoPublished in: Mycopathologia (2020)
Our findings indicate that switching events in C. tropicalis affect adhesion and filamentation of adhered cells on polystyrene and HeLa cells. The rise of switch strains with increased adhesion ability may contribute to the success of infection associated with C. tropicalis.