The impact of the Fungus-Host-Microbiota interplay upon Candida albicans infections: current knowledge and new perspectives

C d'Enfert, AK Kaune, LR Alaban… - FEMS microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Candida albicans cell-type switching and functional plasticity in the mammalian host

SM Noble, BA Gianetti, JN Witchley - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
Candida albicans is a ubiquitous commensal of the mammalian microbiome and the most
prevalent fungal pathogen of humans. A cell-type transition between yeast and hyphal …

Candida albicans pathogenicity mechanisms

FL Mayer, D Wilson, B Hube - Virulence, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The polymorphic fungus Candida albicans is a member of the normal human microbiome. In
most individuals, C. albicans resides as a lifelong, harmless commensal. Under certain …

Virulence factors of Candida albicans

RA Calderone, WA Fonzi - Trends in microbiology, 2001 - cell.com
Candidiasis is a common infection of the skin, oral cavity and esophagus, gastrointestinal
tract, vagina and vascular system of humans. Although most infections occur in patients who …

Osmotic stress signaling and osmoadaptation in yeasts

S Hohmann - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
The ability to adapt to altered availability of free water is a fundamental property of living
cells. The principles underlying osmoadaptation are well conserved. The yeast …

Regulatory circuitry governing fungal development, drug resistance, and disease

RS Shapiro, N Robbins, LE Cowen - Microbiology and molecular …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogenic fungi have become a leading cause of human mortality due to the increasing
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …

Draft genome of a commonly misdiagnosed multidrug resistant pathogen Candida auris

S Chatterjee, SV Alampalli, RK Nageshan, ST Chettiar… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Candida auris is a multidrug resistant, emerging agent of fungemia in humans.
Its actual global distribution remains obscure as the current commercial methods of clinical …

Oxidative Stress Responses in the Human Fungal Pathogen, Candida albicans

A da Silva Dantas, A Day, M Ikeh, I Kos, B Achan… - Biomolecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans, causing approximately 400,000 life-
threatening systemic infections world-wide each year in severely immunocompromised …

Environmental Sensing and Signal Transduction Pathways Regulating Morphopathogenic Determinants of Candida albicans

S Biswas, P Van Dijck, A Datta - Microbiology and molecular …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that is found in the normal
gastrointestinal flora of most healthy humans. However, under certain environmental …

Strains and Strategies for Large-Scale Gene Deletion Studies of the Diploid Human Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans

SM Noble, AD Johnson - Eukaryotic cell, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida albicans is the most common human fungal pathogen and causes significant
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nevertheless, the basic principles of C. albicans …