Novel antifungals and treatment approaches to tackle resistance and improve outcomes of invasive fungal disease
Fungal infections are on the rise, driven by a growing population at risk and climate change.
Currently available antifungals include only five classes, and their utility and efficacy in …
Currently available antifungals include only five classes, and their utility and efficacy in …
Candida albicans and Candida glabrata: global priority pathogens
M Katsipoulaki, MHT Stappers… - Microbiology and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY A significant increase in the incidence of Candida-mediated infections has been
observed in the last decade, mainly due to rising numbers of susceptible individuals …
observed in the last decade, mainly due to rising numbers of susceptible individuals …
Single-cell detection of copy number changes reveals dynamic mechanisms of adaptation to antifungals in Candida albicans
Genomic copy number changes are associated with antifungal drug resistance and
virulence across diverse fungal pathogens, but the rate and dynamics of these genomic …
virulence across diverse fungal pathogens, but the rate and dynamics of these genomic …
Evolution and strain diversity advance exploration of Candida albicans biology
MZ Anderson, SM Dietz - Msphere, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Fungi were some of the earliest organismal systems used to explore mutational processes
and its phenotypic consequences on members of a species. Yeasts that cause significant …
and its phenotypic consequences on members of a species. Yeasts that cause significant …
[HTML][HTML] Morphogenetic transitions in the adaptation of Candida albicans to the mammalian gut
Candida albicans is a pathobiont in humans that forms part of the mycobiota in healthy
individuals and can cause different pathologies upon alterations of the host defenses. The …
individuals and can cause different pathologies upon alterations of the host defenses. The …
Identification of an active RNAi pathway in Candida albicans
E Iracane, C Arias-Sardá, C Maufrais… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
RNA interference (RNAi) is a fundamental regulatory pathway with a wide range of
functions, including regulation of gene expression and maintenance of genome stability …
functions, including regulation of gene expression and maintenance of genome stability …
[HTML][HTML] Drivers of diversification in fungal pathogen populations
D Murante, DA Hogan - PLoS pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
To manage and treat chronic fungal diseases effectively, we require an improved
understanding of their complexity. There is an increasing appreciation that chronic infection …
understanding of their complexity. There is an increasing appreciation that chronic infection …
[HTML][HTML] Step-wise evolution of azole resistance through copy number variation followed by KSR1 loss of heterozygosity in Candida albicans
P Vande Zande, C Gautier, N Kawar, C Maufrais… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Antimicrobial drug resistance poses a global health threat, requiring a deeper
understanding of the evolutionary processes that lead to its emergence in pathogens …
understanding of the evolutionary processes that lead to its emergence in pathogens …
Controlling Candida: immune regulation of commensal fungi in the gut
O Jensen, E Trujillo, L Hanson, KS Ost - Infection and Immunity, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The intestinal microbiome harbors fungi that pose a significant risk to human health as
opportunistic pathogens and drivers of inflammation. Inflammatory and autoimmune …
opportunistic pathogens and drivers of inflammation. Inflammatory and autoimmune …
Candida albicans strains adapted to the mouse gut are resistant to bile salts via a Flo8-dependent mechanism
S Hidalgo-Vico, D Prieto, R Alonso-Monge… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Candida albicans normally colonizes the human gastrointestinal tract as a commensal.
Studying fungal factors involved in colonizing the mammalian gastrointestinal tract requires …
Studying fungal factors involved in colonizing the mammalian gastrointestinal tract requires …