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Complement evasion is facilitated by binding complement factor H (FH). Since the expression of high-affinity glucose transporter 1 (Hgt1), a FH-binding molecule, is glucose-dependent, we aimed to study its relevance to the pathogenesis of Candida albicans. Euglycemic and diabetic mice were intravenously challenged with either Candida albicans lacking Hgt1 (hgt1-\/-) or its parental strain (SN152). Survival and clinical status were monitored over 14 days. In vitro, Candida albicans strains were grown at different glucose concentrations, opsonized with human serum, and checked for C3b\/iC3b and FH deposition. Phagocytosis was studied by fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled opsonized yeast cells incubated with granulocytes. The murine model demonstrated a significantly higher virulence of SN152 in diabetic mice and an overall increased lethality of mice challenged with hgt1-\/-. In vitro lower phagocytosis and C3b\/iC3b deposition and higher FH deposition were demonstrated for SN152 incubated at higher glucose concentrations, while there was no difference on hgt1-\/- at physiological glucose concentrations. Despite C3b\/iC3b and FH deposition being glucose-dependent, this effect has a minor influence on phagocytosis. 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