TABLE 1.

List of genes, their function in pathogenicity of C. albicans, and primer sequences used in the study.

S.No	Gene	Function	Primer sequence (5′-3′)		Candida Genome Database Reference number
			Forward	Reverse
1	CPH1	Transcription factor involved in pseudohyphal and hypha formation	TATGACGCTTCTGGGTTTCC	ATCCCATGGCAATTTGTTGT	C. albicans CPH1/C1_07370C
2	CDR2	ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily, Multidrug transporter	ATGGCTATTGTTGAAACTGTCATTG	CCCTTTACCGAAAACTGGAGTAG	C. albicans CDR2/C3_04890W
3	EFG1	Transcriptional regulator for switch between white and opaque cells. Required for biofilm formation	GCCTCGAGCACTTCCACTGT	TTTTTTCATCTTCCCACATGGTAGT	C. albicans EFG1/CR_07890W
4	HST7	Required for opaque mating or white biofilm formation	TCATCAGCTTCTTCTATAC	TATTGAGGAAATGACAGTT	C. albicans HST7/CR_03900W
5	UME6	Transcriptional regulator of filamentous growth	ACCACCACTACCACCACCAC	TATCCCCATTTCCAAGTCCA	C. albicans UME6/C1_06280C
6	EAP1	Cell adhesion, filamentation and invasion	TGTGATGGCGGTTCTTGTTC	GGTAGTGACGGTGATGATAGTGACA	C. albicans EAP1/C2_09530W
7	HWP1	Hyphal development, biofilm formation	GCTCCTGCTCCTGAAATGAC	CTGGAGCAATTGGTGAGGTT	C. albicans HWP1/C4_03570W
8	RAS1	Cell adhesion, filamentous growth, hyphal induction	CCCAACTATTGAGGATTCTTATCGTAAA	TCTCATGGCCAGATATTCTTCTTG	C. albicans RAS1/C2_10210C
9	ALS3	Adhesion, Agglutinin like protein	CAACTTGGGTTATTGAAACAAAAACA	AGAAACAGAAACCCAAGAACAACC	C. albicans ALS3/CR_07070C
10	TUP1	Transcriptional repressor, represses filamentation, regulates switching	CTTGGAGTTGGCCCATAGAA	TGGTGCCACAATCTGTTGTT	C. albicans TUP1/C1_00060W
11	ALS1	Cell surface adhesin	CCTATCTGACTAAGACTGCACC	ACAGTTGGATTTGGCAGTGGA	C. albicans ALS1/C6_03700W
12	CDR4	Putative ABC transporter superfamily	TACGGTGCTCCAAAATGTCC	TGGGCAGCAATAAATGTAATCC	C. albicans CDR4/C1_08070W
13	ECE1	Hyphal specific protein, Candidalysin	CCAGAAATTGTTGCTCGTGTTGCCA	TCCAGGACGCCATCAAAAACGTTAG	C. albicans ECE1/C4_03470C