This work was supported by the grants from the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2005CB523105), the Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China (No. 2007AA02Z187), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 07ZR14142), and the Key Programs of Science and Technique Foundation of Shanghai (No. 07JC14064)
Several mechanisms are responsible for the acquired fluconazole (FLC) resistance in Candida albicans. In this study, we developed a FLC-resistant C. albicans strain through serial cultures of a FLC-susceptible C. al...