Candida albicans is a dimorphic human pathogen in which the yeast to hyphal switch may
be an important factor in virulence in mammals. This pathogen has recently been shown to …

238 Virulence Volume 5 issue 2 been associated with virulence in C. albicans and C.
parapsilosis. 28, 29 Both Gago et al. and Németh et al. analyzed enzymatic activity in the …

Conventional in vivo assays to determine the relative pathogenicity of yeast isolates rely
upon the use of a range of mammalian species. The purpose of the work presented here …

Although Candida tropicalis is a frequent cause of invasive fungal diseases, its interaction
with the host remains poorly studied. Galleria mellonella is a Lepidoptera model which offers …

Although morphological flexibility could be a key contributor to fungal virulence, no
molecular data has unambiguously established fungal morphogenesis as a virulence factor …

Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus that causes severe opportunistic infections in
humans. Recent advances in molecular biology techniques applied to this organism …

Candida albicans colonizes the human gastrointestinal tract and can cause life-threatening
systemic infection in susceptible hosts. We study here C. albicans virulence determinants …

Phagocytic cells such as neutrophils and macrophages are potential components of the
immune defense that protects mammals against Candida albicans infection. We have tested …

Candida albicans is the most common human fungal pathogen (Beck-Sague and Jarvis,
1993). It is normally a harmless commensal organism. However, it is a opportunistic …

The human commensal fungus Candida albicans can cause not only superficial infections,
but also life-threatening disease in immunocompromised individuals. C. albicans can grow …