HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is by far the most common cause of adult meningitis
in many areas of the world that have high HIV seroprevalence. In most areas in Sub …

Bacterial virulence is highly dynamic and context-dependent. For this reason, it is
challenging to predict how molecular changes affect the growth of a pathogen in a host and …

Highlights•Malassezia are dominant eukaryotic microflora of human and animal
skin.•Malassezia interact with the mammalian host in both direct (toxic/irritant) and indirect …

Fungal infections cause morbidity worldwide and are associated with an unacceptably high
mortality despite the availability of antifungal drugs. The incidence of mycoses is rising …

Colonizing opportunistic pathogens (COPs) are microbes that asymptomatically colonize the
human body and, when the conditions are right, can cause infections. Their ability to persist …

Highlights•A model of symbiosis as a function of host damage is proposed.•Transition from
commensalism to parasitism is dependent on host, environmental and fungal …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a major fungal pathogen that disseminates to the central
nervous system (CNS) to cause fatal meningoencephalitis, but little is known about immune …

Aspergillus fumigatus causes invasive pulmonary disease in immunocompromised hosts
and allergic asthma in atopic individuals. We studied the contribution of lung eosinophils to …

Aspergillus fumigatus is responsible for a disproportionate number of invasive mycosis
cases relative to other common filamentous fungi. While many fungal factors critical for …

The dynamic response of organisms exposed to environmental pathogens determines their
survival or demise, and the outcome of this interaction depends on the host's susceptibility …