Candida albicans is a commensal yeast fungus of the human oral, gastrointestinal, and
genital mucosal surfaces, and skin. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis, iatrogenic …

Fungal pathogens cause more than a billion human infections every year, resulting in more
than 1.6 million deaths annually. Understanding the natural history and evolutionary ecology …

Immune memory is a defining feature of the acquired immune system, but activation of the
innate immune system can also result in enhanced responsiveness to subsequent triggers …

The fungal microbiota (mycobiota) is an integral part of the complex multikingdom microbial
community colonizing the mammalian gastrointestinal tract and has an important role in …

The gut and lungs are anatomically distinct, but potential anatomic communications and
complex pathways involving their respective microbiota have reinforced the existence of a …

Virtually all plants and animals, including humans, are home to symbiotic microorganisms.
Symbiotic interactions can be neutral, harmful or have beneficial effects on the host …

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans. It exists as a commensal in the oral
cavity, gut or genital tract of most individuals, constrained by the local microbiota, epithelial …

The revolution in microbiota research over the past decade has provided invaluable
knowledge about the function of the microbial species that inhabit the human body. It has …

Pathogenic fungi reside in the intestinal microbiota but rarely cause disease. Little is known
about the interactions between fungi and the immune system that promote commensalism …

Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) plays an important role in gut barrier protection by
shaping the resident microbiota community, restricting the growth of bacterial pathogens and …