Advances in the medical treatment of life-threatening disorders have increased the
population of patients that are more susceptible to opportunistic microbial infections, such as …

Candida albicans is a common cause of life-threatening fungal bloodstream infections. In
the murine model of systemic candidiasis, the kidney is the primary target organ while the …

Candida albicans is termed a dimorphic fungus because it proliferates in either a yeast form
or a hyphal form. The switch between these forms is the result of a complex interplay of …

Fungal infections, especially infections caused by Candida albicans, remain a challenging
problem in clinical settings. Despite the development of more-effective antifungal drugs, their …

Candida albicans is known for its pathogenicity, although it lives within the human body as a
commensal member. The commensal nature of C. albicans is well controlled and regulated …

Candida albicans is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen that causes systemic
candidiasis as well as superficial mucosal candidiasis. In response to the host environment …

Many of the major human fungal pathogens are known to undergo morphological changes,
which in certain cases are associated with virulence. Although there has been an intense …

The human pathogenic yeast Candida albicans can cause an unusually broad range of
infections reflecting a remarkable potential to adapt to various microniches within the human …

Candida albicans, the major human fungal pathogen, undergoes a reversible morphological
transition from single yeast cells to pseudohyphal and hyphal filaments (elongated cells …

Morphological changes are critical for the virulence of a range of plant and human fungal
pathogens. Candida albicans is a major human fungal pathogen whose ability to switch …