Influence of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine on farnesol tolerance in Candida albicans.

Candida albicans is among the most common human fungal pathogens. The ability to undergo the morphological transition from yeast to hyphal growth is critical for its pathogenesis. Farnesol, a precursor in the isoprenoid/sterol pathway, is a quorum-sensing molecule produced by C.