Candida is a fungus (yeast) that is generally regarded as a normal and harmless member of
the oral microbiome in humans. Should host defences against these commensals be …

Non-albicans Candida (NAC) species cause 35–65% of all candidaemias in the general
patient population. They occur more frequently in cancer patients, mainly in those with …

The frequency of invasive mycoses due to opportunistic fungal pathogens has increased
significantly over the past two decades (35, 74, 83, 88, 89, 101, 106). This increase in …

Despite therapeutic progress, opportunistic oral fungal infectious diseases have increased
in prevalence, especially in denture wearers. The combination of entrapment of yeast cells …

C andida albicans is a commensal yeast normally present in small numbers in the oral flora
of a large proportion of humans Colonization of the oral cavity by C. albicans involves the …

Many species of human pathogenic fungi secrete proteases in vitro or during the infection
process. Secreted endoproteases belong to the aspartic proteases of the pepsin family …

Candida dubliniensis is a recently described species of chlamydospore-and germ tube-
positive yeast which has been recovered primarily from the oral cavities of human …

SUMMARY DNA fingerprinting methods have evolved as major tools in fungal
epidemiology. However, no single method has emerged as the method of choice, and some …

The fungus Candida albicans is the most common cause of mycotic infections in
immunocompromised hosts. Little is known about the initial interactions between Candida …

Oral candidiasis is as much the final outcome of the vulnerability of the host as of the
virulence of the invading organism. We review here the extensive literature on animal …