Simple model organisms that are amenable to comprehensive experimental analysis can be
used to elucidate the molecular genetic architecture of complex traits. They can thereby …

Environmental pathogenic fungi present a paradox in that they are virulent in animals
without requiring animal hosts for replication or survival, a phenomenon we call 'ready …

Background A powerful approach to understanding complex processes such as aging is to
use model organisms amenable to genetic manipulation, and to seek relevant phenotypes …

In the current study, the probiotic potential of approximately 350 strains of lactic acid bacteria
isolated from Korean infant feces and Kimchi was investigated. Common probiotic properties …

It is common knowledge that pathogenic viruses can change hosts, with avian influenza, the
HIV, and the causal agent of variant Creutzfeldt–Jacob encephalitis as well-known …

The ability of a fungal pathogen to cause disease requires the ability to survive in the host.
Survival in the host is dependent on evasion of the host's immune system, including the …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a simple model host for studying the relationship
between the animal innate immune system and a variety of bacterial and fungal pathogens …

The incidence of opportunistic fungal infections has increased in recent decades due to the
growing proportion of immunocompromised patients in our society. Candida krusei has …

The origin of virulence in environmental fungi that have no requirement for animal hosts in
their life cycle is enigmatic. Cryptococcus neoformans is a human pathogenic fungus with …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has become an important model for the study of
innate immunity. Its immune system is based on several signaling cascades, including a Toll …