In the twenty first century, the changing epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
globally with increasing disease incidence across many countries relates to the altered gut …

Intestinal microbiota are involved in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis,
and pouchitis. We review the mechanisms by which these gut bacteria, fungi, and viruses …

The human body is home to a complex and diverse microbial ecosystem that plays a central
role in host health. This includes a diversity of fungal species that is collectively referred to …

Few among the millions of fungal species fulfill four basic conditions necessary to infect
humans: high temperature tolerance, ability to invade the human host, lysis and absorption …

The study of the fungal microbiota ('mycobiome') is a new and rapidly emerging field that
lags behind our understanding of the bacterial microbiome. Every human has fungi as part …

Candida albicans is the most prevalent human fungal pathogen, with an ability to inhabit
diverse host niches and cause disease in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised …

This exciting new book describes the use of DNA fingerprinting and its application in a wide
area of plant and fungal research. It presents a thorough theoretical introduction to DNA …

Candida organisms commonly colonize the human gastrointestinal tract as a component of
the resident microbiota. Their presence is generally benign. Recent studies, however, show …

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 …

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 …