Environmental and genetic regulation of white-opaque switching in Candida tropicalis

ABSTRACT: Phenotypic switching is a strategy by which microbial organisms adapt to environmental changes. The human fungal pathogens, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis, are closely related species and capable of undergoing morphological transitions. C. albicans primarily exists in human or warm-blooded animals as a commensal, whereas C. tropicalis not only exists as a commensal but also is widely distributed in the environment. In this study, To elucidate the regulatory mechanism of environmental pH on white-opaque switching in C. tropicalis, we performed RNA-Seq analysis under three pH conditions (pH 5.0, pH 7.0, and pH 8.0).

ORGANISM(S): Candida tropicalis

PROVIDER: GSE101999 | GEO | 2018/08/01

REPOSITORIES: GEO