Candida albicans are fungal pathogens that can be infected in humans. It can grow in various forms either a yeast form, which is unicellular or pseudohyphae form. Candida albicans are harmless in general, but can lead to diseases when they over grow. The Candida albicans are found mostly in patients with HIV, transplant recipients, and chemotherapy patients. The morphology of Candida albicans depends on the environment they are placed. Temperature, pH, salt concentration are all factors that determines the appearance of Candida albicans. Through a method called transition, Candida albicans can easily change their morphology. Unlike eukaryotic cell’s gene regulation, in bacterial cells the environment can easily manipulate the gene they are in.
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