Fungi form a major and diverse component of most ecosystems on Earth. They are both
micro and macroorganisms with high and varying functional diversity as well as great …

Despite abundant research in the field of antifungal drug discovery, fungal infections remain
a significant healthcare burden. There is an emerging need for the development of novel …

Fungi are an understudied resource possessing huge potential for developing products that
can greatly improve human well-being. In the current paper, we highlight some important …

Quorum sensing (QS) is one of the most studied cell-cell communication mechanisms in
fungi. Research in the last 20 years has explored various fungal QS systems that are …

The emergence of new fungal pathogens makes the development of new antifungal drugs a
medical imperative that in recent years motivates the talents of numerous investigators …

The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans exhibits morphological changes in cell
size during lung infection, producing both typical size 5 to 7 μm cells and large titan cells (> …

Biofilm is the fortitude of Candida species infections which eventually causes candidiasis in
human. C. tropicalis is one of the predominant Candida species commonly found in systemic …

Candida albicans and Candida glabrata are the two most prevalent etiologic agents of
candidiasis worldwide. Although both are recognized as pathogenic, their choice of …

Fungal infections represent a major, albeit neglected, public health threat with serious
medical and economic burdens globally. With unacceptably high mortality rates, invasive …

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 …