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The Microevolution of Antifungal Drug Resistance in Pathogenic Fungi

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العنوان: The Microevolution of Antifungal Drug Resistance in Pathogenic Fungi
المؤلفون: Kylie J. Boyce
المصدر: Microorganisms, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 2757 (2023)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Biology (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: fungi, pathogen, antifungal drugs, resistance, microevolution, adaptation, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
الوصف: The mortality rates of invasive fungal infections remain high because of the limited number of antifungal drugs available and antifungal drug resistance, which can rapidly evolve during treatment. Mutations in key resistance genes such as ERG11 were postulated to be the predominant cause of antifungal drug resistance in the clinic. However, recent advances in whole genome sequencing have revealed that there are multiple mechanisms leading to the microevolution of resistance. In many fungal species, resistance can emerge through ERG11-independent mechanisms and through the accumulation of mutations in many genes to generate a polygenic resistance phenotype. In addition, genome sequencing has revealed that full or partial aneuploidy commonly occurs in clinical or microevolved in vitro isolates to confer antifungal resistance. This review will provide an overview of the mutations known to be selected during the adaptive microevolution of antifungal drug resistance and focus on how recent advances in genome sequencing technology have enhanced our understanding of this process.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2076-2607
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/11/2757; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112757
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/94bfbe03ae7e48df90175595ffd6d9e9
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.94bfbe03ae7e48df90175595ffd6d9e9
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الوصف
تدمد:20762607
DOI:10.3390/microorganisms11112757