(A) Penetration of intestinal epithelial cells (invasion %, mean ± SEM) by C. albicans strains after 3h of incubation. n≈100 cells for each strain per experiment, each experiment performed in triplicate. No significant differences were observed between mutant and parent strains. (B) Intestinal epithelial cell damage (cytotoxicity %, mean ± SEM) after incubation with C. albicans strains. n=3 independent experiments, each performed in triplicate. For both assays, statistical analyses were performed using Student's t-test.