White-Opaque Switching in Natural MTLa/α Isolates of Candida albicans: Evolutionary Implications for Roles in Host Adaptation, Pathogenesis, and Sex

All Mating Type Locus strain types of Candida albicans show white-opaque switching competency, not just MTL homozygotes, which allows them to adapt better to environmental changes.

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