Candida albicans (Pathogenesis)

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Scanning electron microscope image of Candida albicans. From: [2]

Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

| Domain = Eukaryota | Phylum = Ascomycota | Class = Saccharomycetes | Order = Saccharomycetales | Family = Saccharomycetaceae | Genus = Candida | species = albicans

NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Candida albicans

Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Fleas

Fluid/Tissue

Infectious Droplets

Infectious dose, incubation, colonization

Epidemiology

United States

Worldwide

Virulence factors

Adhesion/invasion

Nutrient acquisition

Type III secretion system

Yop effectors

Anti-phagocytic antigens

Clinical features

Symptoms

Bubonic Plague

Septicemic Plague

Pneumonic Plague

Morbidity and Mortality

Diagnosis

Treatment

Antibiotics

Prophylaxis

Prevention

Host Immune Response

Attack on Innate Immune Response

Attack on Adaptive Immune Response

Host Immune Response

References

Created by Johnson Ong, a student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.

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