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Despite the significant burden of fungal infections, the range of effective antifungal drugs is much more limited than that of antibacterial agents. Many candidate compounds that inhibit fungal growth also show unacceptable toxicity in human cells during development.
Which underlying biological principle best
explains why it is more difficult to develop selective antifungal drugs
compared with antibacterial drugs?