Fungal pathogens are more commonly associated with morbidity and mortality than
generally appreciated. In fact, a significant portion of the world population is infected by …

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 …

Over the past two decades, the increasing number of immunocompromised individuals has
resulted in an epidemic of diseases caused by opportunistic fungal pathogens. Of particular …

In the last decades, Candida albicans has served as the leading causal agent of life-
threatening invasive infections with mortality rates approaching 40% despite treatment …

Candida albicans is a commensal resident of the human gastrointestinal and genital tracts.
Under conditions such as dysbiosis, host immune perturbances, or the presence of …

The ability to switch between yeast and filamentous forms is central to Candida albicans
biology. The yeast-hyphal transition is implicated in adherence, tissue invasion, biofilm …

Candida albicans is a commensal microorganism of the human microbiota that can be
associated with superficial to disseminated infections. This species possesses several …

The human fungal pathogen Candida albicans has many morphological forms. Recent
advances in genomics and cell biology are providing an improved understanding of the …

Candida albicans is a multimorphic commensal organism and opportunistic fungal pathogen
in humans. A morphological switch between unicellular budding yeast and multicellular …

Many pathogenic Candida species possess the ability to undergo a reversible
morphological transition from yeast to filamentous cells. In Candida albicans, the most …