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 Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii has gain notoriety in
recent decades, primarily due to its propensity to cause nosocomial infections in critically ill …

Understanding of the taxonomy and phylogeny of Cryptococcus gattii has been advanced by
modern molecular techniques. C. gattii probably diverged from Cryptococcus neoformans …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) refers to a group of mycobacteria
encompassing nine members of closely related species that causes tuberculosis in animals …

Since its debut in the biomedical research fields in 1981, zebrafish have been used as a
vertebrate model organism in more than 40,000 biomedical research studies. Especially …

To fight infections, macrophages undergo a metabolic shift whereby increased glycolysis
fuels antimicrobial inflammation and killing of pathogens. Here we demonstrate that the …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has become a widely used vertebrate model for bacterial, fungal,
viral, and protozoan infections. Due to its genetic tractability, large clutch sizes, ease of …

Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV), a re-emerging arbovirus that may cause severe disease,
constitutes an important public health problem. Herein we describe a novel CHIKV infection …

The emergence and spread of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is
worsening the global threat of tuberculosis (TB). There is a need and urgency for the …

The zebrafish has proven itself as an excellent model to study vertebrate innate immunity. It
presents us with possibilities for in vivo imaging of host‐pathogen interactions which are …