Prevalence of biofilms in Candida spp. bloodstream infections: A meta-analysis

MB Atiencia-Carrera, FS Cabezas-Mera, E Tejera… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Context Candida-related infections are nowadays a serious Public Health Problem
emerging multidrug-resistant strains. Candida biofilm also leads bloodstream infections to …

We need to talk about Candida tropicalis: Virulence factors and survival mechanisms

MM Dos Santos, K Ishida - Medical mycology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Candida tropicalis is a notable species of the Candida genus representing an impressive
epidemiology in tropical regions, especially in South America and Asia, where India already …

Candida albicans selection for human commensalism results in substantial within-host diversity without decreasing fitness for invasive disease

FM Anderson, ND Visser, KR Amses… - Plos …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Candida albicans is a frequent colonizer of human mucosal surfaces as well as an
opportunistic pathogen. C. albicans is remarkably versatile in its ability to colonize diverse …

The Interactions Between Candida albicans and Mucosal Immunity

Y Zhou, L Cheng, YL Lei, B Ren, X Zhou - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mucosa protects the body against external pathogen invasion. However, pathogen colonies
on the mucosa can invade the mucosa when the immunosurveillance is compromised …

Evaluation of the biofilm life cycle between Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis

MB Atiencia-Carrera, FS Cabezas-Mera… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Candida tropicalis is an emergent pathogen with a high rate of mortality associated with its
biofilm formation. Biofilm formation has important repercussions on the public health system …

Candida glabrata Antifungal Resistance and Virulence Factors, a Perfect Pathogenic Combination

MG Frías-De-León, R Hernández-Castro… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, a progressive increase in the incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs)
caused by Candida glabrata has been observed. The objective of this literature review was …

Rapid evolution of an adaptive multicellular morphology of Candida auris during systemic infection

J Bing, Z Guan, T Zheng, CL Ennis, CJ Nobile… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Candida auris has become a serious threat to public health. The mechanisms of how this
fungal pathogen adapts to the mammalian host are poorly understood. Here we report the …

[HTML][HTML] Surface adherence and vacuolar internalization of bacterial pathogens to the Candida spp. cells: Mechanism of persistence and propagation

F Khan, GJ Jeong, A Javaid, DTN Pham… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The co-existence of Candida albicans with the bacteria in the host tissues and
organs displays interactions at competitive, antagonistic, and synergistic levels. Several …

A Putative Role of Candida albicans in Promoting Cancer Development: A Current State of Evidence and Proposed Mechanisms

J Talapko, T Meštrović, B Dmitrović, M Juzbašić… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans is a commensal fungal species that commonly colonizes the human body,
but it is also a pervasive opportunistic pathogen in patients with malignant diseases. A …

The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) pathway in fungi

H Yaakoub, NS Sanchez, L Ongay-Larios… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
While fungi are widely occupying nature, many species are responsible for devastating
mycosis in humans. Such niche diversity explains how quick fungal adaptation is necessary …