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

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 …

Microbes from the three domains of life, Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, share the need to
sense and respond to changes in the external and internal concentrations of protons. When …

Candida albicans is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen representing an
important source of invasive disease in humans and generating high healthcare costs …

The environmental preferences of many microbes remain undetermined. This is the case for
bacterial pH preferences, which can be difficult to predict a priori despite the importance of …

Candida is the most implicated fungal pathogen in the clinical setting. Several factors play
important roles in the pathogenesis of Candida spp. Multiple transcriptional circuits …

The ability of microorganisms to sense and adapt to changes in the environment is essential
to their survival. This is particularly important for species with an intimate association with …

Denture-related Candida stomatitis, which has been described clinically in the literature, is
either localized or generalized inflammation of the oral mucosa in connection with a …

Successful human colonizers such as Candida pathogens have evolved distinct strategies
to survive and proliferate within the human host. These include sophisticated mechanisms to …

The phagocytic cells of the innate immune system are an essential first line of antimicrobial
defense, and yet Candida albicans, one of the most problematic fungal pathogens, is …