The complexity and diversity of microbial colony morphologies have contributed to the
identification of pathogenic microbes for decades. Even as biomarker-based approaches …

Morphological changes are required for eukaryotic pathogens to cause disease. However, it
is only now becoming clear how such transitions are linked to virulence in human …

Developmental transitions between single-cell yeast and multicellular filaments underpin
virulence of diverse fungal pathogens. For the leading human fungal pathogen Candida …

Fungal infections are on the rise due to new medical procedures that have increased the
number of immune compromised patients, antibacterial antibiotics that disrupt the …

Many pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi possess the ability to alter their morphology.
The major fungal pathogens can grow vegetatively in multiple morphologies, including …

Morphological changes are a very common and effective strategy for pathogens to survive in
the mammalian host. During interactions with their host, human pathogenic fungi undergo …

Many fungal pathogens undergo morphological transformations during host invasion.
However, the significance of this for fungal pathogenesis is not clear. Both yeast and hyphal …

Highlights•Fungal cell wall composition and structure are influenced by
microenvironments.•In vivo microenvironments remain to be fully defined.•How the complex …

Infectious fungal diseases continue to take their toll in terms of human suffering and
enormous economic losses. Invasive infections by opportunistic fungal pathogens are a …

A widespread trait amongst fungi is their ability to alter their morphology in response to
environmental stimuli. The type and degree of alteration, which commonly includes changes …