Emerging and Emerged Pathogenic Candida Species: Beyond the Candida albicans Paradigm
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One of the most important questions in microbiology nowadays, is how apparently harmless,
commensal yeasts like Candida spp. can cause a rising number of infections. The …

Candida is the most implicated fungal pathogen in the clinical setting. Several factors play
important roles in the pathogenesis of Candida spp. Multiple transcriptional circuits …

Candida albicans is a common commensal fungus that colonizes the oropharyngeal cavity,
gastrointestinal and vaginal tract, and healthy individuals' skin. In 50% of the population, C …

The underlying mechanisms of Candida and candidiasis and promising new directions in
drug discovery and treatment.• Reviews all aspects of this common fungal pathogen and its …

Candida species other than Candida albicans now account for up to 50% of deep
candidiasis cases, yet little attention has been paid to the virulence attributes of these fungi …

Candida albicans, a commonly encountered fungal pathogen, causes diseases varying from
superficial mucosal complaints to life-threatening systemic disorders. Among the virulence …

Since the early 1960s Candida albicans has emerged from being an infrequent pathogen to
become one of the commonest agents of nosocomial infection. In a national surveillance …

Only few Candida species, eg, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida dubliniensis,
and Candida parapsilosis, are successful colonizers of a human host. Under certain …

Background Genetic variation in the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS)
region has been studied among fungi. However, the numbers of ITS sequence …