Candida albicans oropharyngeal infection is an exception to iron-based nutritional immunity
N. V. Solis, R. S. Wakade, S. Filler, D. J. Krysan
This study compares C. albicans gene expression in oral and kidney infections, finding it is iron-replete in oral tissue but iron-starved in the kidney, suggesting exemption from iron-based nutritional immunity in oral infections.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology