Cryptococcosis is a globally distributed invasive fungal infection that is caused by species
within the genus Cryptococcus which presents substantial therapeutic challenges. Although …

Quorum sensing (QS) is one of the most studied cell-cell communication mechanisms in
fungi. Research in the last 20 years has explored various fungal QS systems that are …

A biofilm is a surface-associated microbial community. Diverse fungi are capable of biofilm
growth. The significance of this growth form for infection biology is that biofilm formation on …

The resistance of micro‐organisms to antimicrobial agents has been a challenge to treat
animal and human infections, and for environmental control. Lectins are natural proteins and …

Microbial cells do not live in isolation in their environment, but rather they communicate with
each other using chemical signals. This sophisticated mode of cell-to-cell signalling, known …

Melanins are synthesized macromolecules that are found in all biological kingdoms. These
pigments have a myriad of roles that range from microbial virulence to key components of …

The pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans exhibits morphological changes in cell
size during lung infection, producing both typical size 5 to 7 μm cells and large titan cells (> …

G-protein signalling pathways are involved in sensing the environment, enabling fungi to
coordinate cell function, metabolism and development with their surroundings, thereby …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated pathogenic yeast that can change the size of
the cells during infection. In particular, this process can occur by enlarging the size of the …

Historically, microbiologists have studied microbes that cause infectious diseases by
analyzing microbial cells grown in suspension (planktonic) in the laboratory. This tradition …