Good Yeast, Bad Yeast (IMAGE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Good Yeast, Bad Yeast

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This image shows two forms of the yeast (fungus) C. albicans. At right, the cell is ovoid and harmless. At left, cell has entered the infectious, filamented state.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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