172 | Genetic diversity of Candida albicans in animal hosts: Lucilla Lo Re1, Letterio Giuffrè1, Silvia Crotti2, Deborah Cruciani2, Alice Ranucci2, Orazio Romeo1 | 1Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; 2Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Umbria and Marche “Togo Rosati”, Perugia, Italy. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale, v. 99, n. s1, 31 Mar.2026.