Candida albicans, in two forms (IMAGE)

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Candida albicans, in two forms

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Microscope images show Candida albicans?in two distinct forms: as single-celled yeast (left), and in an elongated, thread-like form called a true hypha (right). Research suggests that a protein called Sir2 is among factors that help determine which of these forms C. albicans takes.

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Credit: Guolei Zhao

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