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 …

In the last decades, Candida albicans has served as the leading causal agent of life-
threatening invasive infections with mortality rates approaching 40% despite treatment …

The fungus Candida albicans is often a benign member of the mucosal flora; however, it
commonly causes mucosal disease with substantial morbidity and in vulnerable patients it …

The human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans can grow in at least three different
morphologies: yeast, pseudohyphae and hyphae. Further morphological forms exist during …

Pathogenic fungi have become a leading cause of human mortality due to the increasing
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …

Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that is found in the normal
gastrointestinal flora of most healthy humans. However, in immunocompromised patients …

Many of the major human fungal pathogens are known to undergo morphological changes,
which in certain cases are associated with virulence. Although there has been an intense …

Candida species are both opportunistic fungal pathogens and common members of the
human mycobiome. Over the years, the main focus of the fungal field has been on …

Candida species, in particular C. albicans, represent a major threat to immunocompromised
patients. Able to exist as a commensal on mucosal surfaces of healthy individuals, these …

Fungal hyphae extend by apical growth. This process involves the polarized traffic of
secretory vesicles to the Spitzenkörper (SPK) and their subsequent distribution to specific …