After cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases are the second most common cause of
death worldwide. Although these infections are caused mainly by viruses or bacteria, a …

Candida auris and Candida albicans can result in invasive fungal diseases. And yet, these
species can stably and asymptomatically colonize human skin and gastrointestinal tracts. To …

There is growing evidence that intestinal bacteria are important beneficial partners of their
metazoan hosts. Recent observations suggest a strong link between commensal bacteria …

The importance of fungal infections in both human and animals has increased over the last
decades. This article represents an overview of the different categories of fungal infections …

Intestinal protozoa are important etiological agents of diarrhea, particularly in children, yet
the public health risk they pose is often neglected. Results from the Global Enteric …

Mucosal barriers are densely colonized by pathobiont microbes such as Candida albicans,
capable of invasive disseminated infection. However, systemic infections occur infrequently …

With growing environmental pressures placed on our marine habitats there is concern that
the prevalence and severity of diseases affecting marine organisms will increase. Yet …

SUMMARY A select group of microorganisms inhabit the airways of individuals with cystic
fibrosis. Once established within the pulmonary environment in these patients, many of …

Galectins, which were first characterized in the mid-1970s, were assigned a role in the
recognition of endogenous ('self') carbohydrate ligands in embryogenesis, development and …

Humans are exposed to a variety of environmental mycobacteria (EM), and most children
are inoculated with live Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. In addition, most of the …