The Candida albicans cell wall maintains the structural integrity of the organism in addtion to
providing a physical contact interface with the environment. The major components of the …

Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus that has the ability to rapidly switch between
yeast and filamentous forms. The morphological transition appears to be a critical virulence …

Candida albicans, the most important fungal pathogen of humans, has a unique interaction
with macrophages in which phagocytosis induces a switch from the yeast to hyphal form …

Anti-β-glucan antibodies elicited by a laminarin-conjugate vaccine confer cross-protection to
mice challenged with major fungal pathogens such as Candida albicans, Aspergillus …

Necrotrophic fungi are unable to occupy living plant cells. How such pathogens survive first
contact with living host tissue and initiate infection is therefore unclear. Here, we show that …

Pathogenic yeasts, either from the environment or the normal flora, have to face phagocytic
cells that constitute the first line of defence during infection. In order to evade or counteract …

Background Carbon utilization and metabolism are fundamental to every living organism for
cellular growth. For intracellular human fungal pathogens such as Candida glabrata, an …

The ability to switch from yeast to hyphal growth is essential for virulence in Candida
albicans. The cell surface is the initial point of contact between the fungus and the host. In …

For the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans, metabolic flexibility and the ability to
transition between yeast and filamentous growth states are key virulence traits that enable …

Anti-Candida potential of limonene was evaluated against planktonic growth, biofilm
(adhesion, development and maturation) and morphogenesis of Candida albicans in this …