The impact of the Fungus-Host-Microbiota interplay upon Candida albicans infections: current knowledge and new perspectives

C d'Enfert, AK Kaune, LR Alaban… - FEMS microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans. It exists as a commensal in the oral
cavity, gut or genital tract of most individuals, constrained by the local microbiota, epithelial …

Candida albicans-Biology, molecular characterization, pathogenicity, and advances in diagnosis and control–An update

M Dadar, R Tiwari, K Karthik, S Chakraborty… - Microbial …, 2018 - Elsevier
Candida albicans is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen representing an
important source of invasive disease in humans and generating high healthcare costs …

[HTML][HTML] Overview on the Infections Related to Rare Candida Species

S Kumar, A Kumar, M Roudbary, R Mohammadi… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atypical Candida spp. infections are rising, mostly due to the increasing numbers of
immunocompromised patients. The most common Candida spp. is still Candida albicans; …

The Candida pathogenic species complex

SA Turner, G Butler - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Candida species are the most common causes of fungal infection. Approximately 90% of
infections are caused by five species: Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida …

Candida albicans selection for human commensalism results in substantial within-host diversity without decreasing fitness for invasive disease

FM Anderson, ND Visser, KR Amses… - Plos …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Candida albicans is a frequent colonizer of human mucosal surfaces as well as an
opportunistic pathogen. C. albicans is remarkably versatile in its ability to colonize diverse …

New Insights on Classification, Identification, and Clinical Relevance of Blastocystis spp

KSW Tan - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2008 - journals.asm.org
Blastocystis is an unusual enteric protozoan parasite of humans and many animals. It has a
worldwide distribution and is often the most commonly isolated organism in parasitological …

Genotypic diversity and unrecognized antifungal resistance among populations of Candida glabrata from positive blood cultures

H Badrane, S Cheng, CL Dupont, B Hao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The longstanding model is that most bloodstream infections (BSIs) are caused by a single
organism. We perform whole genome sequencing of five-to-ten strains from blood culture …

Genetic and phenotypic intra-species variation in Candida albicans

MP Hirakawa, DA Martinez, S Sakthikumar… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Candida albicans is a commensal fungus of the human gastrointestinal tract and a prevalent
opportunistic pathogen. To examine diversity within this species, extensive genomic and …

Global Emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Amphibian Chytridiomycosis in Space, Time, and Host

MC Fisher, TWJ Garner… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that causes chytridiomycosis in
amphibians. Only named in 1999, Bd is a proximate driver of declines in global amphibian …

Efflux-mediated antifungal drug resistance

RD Cannon, E Lam**, AR Holmes… - Clinical microbiology …, 2009 - journals.asm.org
Fungi cause serious infections in the immunocompromised and debilitated, and the
incidence of invasive mycoses has increased significantly over the last 3 decades. Slow …