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Filamentation in Candida auris, an emerging fungal pathogen of humans: passage through the mammalian body induces a heritable phenotypic switch

Huizhen Yue State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences 100101BeijingChina; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049BeijingChina
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Jian Bing State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences 100101BeijingChina
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Qiushi Zheng State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences 100101BeijingChina; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049BeijingChina
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Yulong Zhang State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences 100101BeijingChina; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049BeijingChina
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Tianren Hu State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences 100101BeijingChina; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049BeijingChina
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Han Du State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering School of Life Sciences, Fudan University 200438ShanghaiChina; Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University 200032ShanghaiChina
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Hui Wang Department of Clinical Laboratory Peking University People’s Hospital 100044BeijingChina
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Guanghua Huang State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences 100101BeijingChina; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049BeijingChina; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering School of Life Sciences, Fudan University 200438ShanghaiChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-13 | Received 23 Jul 2018, Accepted 25 Oct 2018, Published online: 28 Nov 2018

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