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Here, we present a comparative characterization of the surface-exposed proteomes (surfaceomes) of CBS138 and BG2 across three biologically relevant growth conditions: YPD-grown yeast-like cells, RPMI-cultured planktonic aggregates and RPMI-formed biofilms. Using trypsin shaving combined with LC\u2013MS\/MS, we identified pronounced strain- and condition-dependent differences in surface protein composition, encompassing adhesins, yapsin proteases and selected moonlighting proteins. Whereas CBS138 showed greater representation of adhesion- and interaction-related surface proteins, BG2 preferentially displayed proteins associated with cell-wall architecture and remodelling, consistent with distinct surface-mediated adaptive strategies. Transmission electron microscopy revealed condition-dependent differences in cell-wall thickness in both strains, with BG2 displaying a broader range of values and the highest thickness under biofilm conditions, providing structural context for variation in protease accessibility and surface-protein detectability. Collectively, our findings highlight substantial surfaceome plasticity in\n                    <jats:italic>C. glabrata<\/jats:italic>\n                    and underscore the importance of considering intraspecies diversity when interpreting host\u2013pathogen interactions and fungal virulence pathways.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/abp.2026.16376","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,8]],"date-time":"2026-07-08T05:10:21Z","timestamp":1783487421000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Divergence in surface protein exposure between reference and clinical-derived Candida glabrata (Nakaseomyces glabratus) strains (CBS138 vs. BG2) \u2013 a preliminary proteomic perspective"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"73","author":[{"given":"Aneta","family":"Bednarek","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University","place":["Krak\u00f3w, Poland"]},{"name":"Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University","place":["Krak\u00f3w, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Olga","family":"Barczyk-Woznicka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cell Biology and Imaging, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University","place":["Krak\u00f3w, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Justyna","family":"Karkowska-Kuleta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University","place":["Krak\u00f3w, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elzbieta","family":"Pyza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cell Biology and Imaging, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University","place":["Krak\u00f3w, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Rapala-Kozik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University","place":["Krak\u00f3w, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dorota","family":"Satala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Comparative Biochemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University","place":["Krak\u00f3w, Poland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.chemrev.2c00431","article-title":"Microbiome and human health: current understanding, engineering, and enabling technologies","volume":"123","author":"Aggarwal","year":"2023","journal-title":"Chem. 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