First described in 2009 in Japan, the emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida
auris is becoming a worldwide public health threat that has been attracting considerable …

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an infection caused by Candida species that affects
millions of women every year. Although Candida albicans is the main cause of VVC, the …

The emerging human fungal pathogen Candida auris has been recognized as a multidrug
resistant species and is associated with high mortality. This fungus was first described in …

All humans are colonized with Candida species, mostly Candida albicans, yet some develop
diseases due to Candida, among which genitourinary manifestations are extremely …

Trichosporon spp. are basidiomycetous yeast-like fungi found widely in nature. Clinical
isolates are generally related to superficial infections. However, this fungus has been …

Discovered over a decade ago, white-opaque switching in the human fungal pathogen
Candida albicans is an alternation between two quasistable, heritable transcriptional states …

Candida albicans is termed a dimorphic fungus because it proliferates in either a yeast form
or a hyphal form. The switch between these forms is the result of a complex interplay of …

The cell surface of Candida albicans is composed of a variety of polysaccharides such as
glucan, chitin, and mannan. The first two components primarily provide structure, while the …

We analyzed data on multilocus sequence ty** (MLST), ABC ty**, mating type-like locus
(MAT) status, and antifungal susceptibility for a panel of 1,391 Candida albicans isolates …

Most strains of Candida albicans are capable of switching frequently and reversibly between
a number of phenotypes distinguishable by colony morphology. A number of different …