Candida albicans is the most common human fungal pathogen causing diseases ranging
from mucosal to systemic infections. As a commensal, C. albicans asymptomatically …

Candida species are the most common causes of fungal infection. Approximately 90% of
infections are caused by five species: Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida …

Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) plays an important role in gut barrier protection by
shaping the resident microbiota community, restricting the growth of bacterial pathogens and …

Biofilm-associated polymicrobial infections, particularly those involving fungi and bacteria,
are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality and tend to be challenging to treat …

Abstract Seminal work by Louis Pasteur revealed the contribution of fungi–yeasts and
microsporidia to agroindustry and disease in animals, respectively. More than 150 years …

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida glabrata is a frequent cause of candidiasis,
causing infections ranging from superficial to life-threatening disseminated disease. The …

The fungal cell wall confers cell morphology and protection against environmental insults.
For fungal pathogens, the cell wall is a key immunological modulator and an ideal …

Fungal species have dynamic genomes and often exhibit genomic plasticity in response to
stress. This genome plasticity often comes with phenotypic consequences that affect fitness …

The innate immune system is the first line of defense against invasive fungal infections. As a
consequence, many successful fungal pathogens have evolved elegant strategies to interact …

Candida albicans is a leading cause of life-threatening hospital-acquired infections and can
lead to Candidemia with sepsis-like symptoms and high mortality rates. We reconstructed a …