Candidiasis is a common infection of the skin, oral cavity and esophagus, gastrointestinal
tract, vagina and vascular system of humans. Although most infections occur in patients who …

Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus that causes severe opportunistic infections in
humans. Recent advances in molecular biology techniques applied to this organism …

PUTATIVE VIRULENCE FACTORS OF CANDIDA ALBICANS Page 1 Annu. Rev. Microbial. 1991.
45:187-218 Copyright © 1991 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved PUTATIVE VIRULENCE …

Although morphological flexibility could be a key contributor to fungal virulence, no
molecular data has unambiguously established fungal morphogenesis as a virulence factor …

Highlights•The cell biology of Candida albicans is adapted both for life as a commensal and
as a pathogen.•C. albicans can either downregulate or upregulate virulence properties in …

Candida albicans, a common fungal pathogen of humans, can colonize in many diverse
environments of the host and convert between a harmless commensal and a pathogen …

Candida infections of the skin and superficial mucosal sites are the result of an interplay
between fungal virulence and host defenses. Epidermal proliferation and T-lymphocyte …

The yeast Candida albicans has emerged as a major public health problem during the past
two decades. The spectrum of diseases caused by this species ranges from vaginal …

The virulence of Candida spp. and the behaviour of C. albicans in the mammalian host are
discussed. The panel of C. albicans virulence factors such as rapid switching of expressed …

Cellular immunity is the primary host defense against microbial infections. In the healthy
host, opportunistic fungal pathogens are commensal fungi commonly colonizing human …