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

ABSTRACT Introduction The oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is not only associated
with periodontitis but also with systemic diseases elsewhere in the body. The mechanisms …

Amino acids are among the earliest identified inducers of yeast-to-hyphal transitions in
Candida albicans, an opportunistic fungal pathogen of humans. Here, we show that the …

Objectives This systematic review aims to summarize the mycological and clinical features of
COVID-19-associated fungal infections (CAFIs) in Iran. Methods PubMed, Web of Science …

Gut fungi may influence the course of Clostridium difficile infection either positively or
negatively for the host. Fungi are not prominent in the mouse gut, and C. albicans, the major …

Candida albicans is a major opportunistic pathogen of humans. It can grow as
morphologically distinct yeast, pseudohyphae and hyphae, and the ability to switch …

Masking the immunogenic cell wall epitope ß (1, 3)-glucan under an outer layer of
mannosylated glycoproteins is an important virulence factor deployed by Candida albicans …

Vaginal candidiasis is a common disorder in women of childbearing age, caused primarily
by the dimorphic fungus Candida albicans. Since C. albicans is a normal commensal of the …

Whether to commit limited cellular resources toward growth and proliferation, or toward
survival and stress responses, is an essential determination made by Target of Rapamycin …

In order to successfully induce disease, the fungal pathogen Candida albicans regulates
exposure of antigens like the cell wall polysaccharide ß (1, 3)-glucan to the host immune …