Candida albicans has several properties which allow it to colonize and invade host tissues, often resisting eradication. Two of these properties, adherence and acid proteinase production, seem to be genuine factors. Phenotypic switching and molecular mimicry may also provide the organism with an arsenal of mechanisms to evade host defenses.
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