QCR7 affects the virulence of Candida albicans and the uptake of multiple carbon sources present in different host niches

Zeng, Lingbing; Huang, Yongcheng; Tan, Junjun; Peng, Jun; Hu, Niya; Liu, Qiong; Cao, YanLi; Zhang, Yuping; Chen, Junzhu; Huang, Xiaotian

doi:10.3389/fcimb.2023.1136698

QCR7 affects the virulence of Candida albicans and the uptake of multiple carbon sources present in different host niches

Background Candida albicans is a commensal yeast that may cause life-threatening infections. Studies have shown that the cytochrome b-c1 complex subunit 7 gene ( QCR7 ) of C. albicans encodes a protein that forms a component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain complex III, making it an …