Architecture of the dynamic fungal cell wall

NAR Gow, MD Lenardon - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
The fungal cell wall is essential for growth and survival, and is a key target for antifungal
drugs and the immune system. The cell wall must be robust but flexible, protective and …

Advances and perspectives in the use of biocontrol agents against fungal plant diseases

D Palmieri, G Ianiri, C Del Grosso, G Barone… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of synthetic fungicides to control fungal diseases has growing limitations due to eco-
toxicological risks. Therefore, it is necessary to replace or integrate high risk chemicals with …

Candida albicans biofilms and polymicrobial interactions

NO Ponde, L Lortal, G Ramage, JR Naglik… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Candida albicans is a common fungus of the human microbiota. While generally a harmless
commensal in healthy individuals, several factors can lead to its overgrowth and cause a …

The gut mycobiota: insights into analysis, environmental interactions and role in gastrointestinal diseases

ML Richard, H Sokol - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2019 - nature.com
The gut microbiota is a dense and diverse ecosystem that is involved in many physiological
functions as well as in disease pathogenesis. It is dominated by bacteria, which have been …

The Type VI secretion system: a versatile bacterial weapon

S Coulthurst - Microbiology, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a protein nanomachine that is widespread in Gram-
negative bacteria and is used to translocate effector proteins directly into neighbouring cells …

Type VI secretion system effector proteins: effective weapons for bacterial competitiveness

RE Hernandez, R Gallegos‐Monterrosa… - Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a protein translocation nanomachine widespread
among Gram‐negative bacteria and used as a means to deliver effectors directly into target …

Crossing kingdoms: how the mycobiota and fungal-bacterial interactions impact host health and disease

W Santus, JR Devlin, J Behnsen - Infection and Immunity, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The term “microbiota” invokes images of mucosal surfaces densely populated with bacteria.
These surfaces and the luminal compartments they form indeed predominantly harbor …

An overview of anti-eukaryotic T6SS effectors

J Monjarás Feria, MA Valvano - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a transmembrane multiprotein nanomachine
employed by many Gram-negative bacterial species to translocate, in a contact-dependent …

Effects of intestinal fungi and viruses on immune responses and inflammatory bowel diseases

ID Iliev, K Cadwell - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
The intestinal microbiota comprises diverse fungal and viral components, in addition to
bacteria. These microbes interact with the immune system and affect human physiology …

The gut microbiota protects bees from invasion by a bacterial pathogen

MI Steele, EVS Motta, T Gattu, D Martinez… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Commensal microbes in animal guts often help to exclude bacterial pathogens. In honey
bees, perturbing or depleting the gut microbiota increases host mortality rates upon …