Ploidy plasticity drives fungal resistance to azoles used in agriculture and clinics

by Kaustuv Sanyal, Aswathy Narayanan The rapid growth in antimicrobial resistance is of great medical concern. A new study in PLOS Biology unveils the link between ploidy plasticity and the emergence of antifungal resistance in Candida tropicalis. The rapid growth in antimicrobial resistance is of great medical concern. This Primer highlights a new study in PLOS Biology that unveils the link between ploidy plasticity and the emergence of antifungal resistance in Candida tropicalis.

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Ploidy plasticity drives fungal resistance to azoles used in agriculture and clinics

by Kaustuv Sanyal, Aswathy Narayanan The rapid growth in antimicrobial resistance is of great medical concern. A new study in PLOS Biology unveils the link between ploidy plasticity and the emergence of antifungal resistance in Candida tropicalis. The rapid growth in antimicrobial resistance is of great medical concern. This Primer highlights a new study in PLOS Biology that unveils the link between ploidy plasticity and the emergence of antifungal resistance in Candida tropicalis.