The high rates of morbidity and mortality caused by fungal infections are associated with the
current limited antifungal arsenal and the high toxicity of the compounds. Additionally …

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans, causing approximately 400,000 life-
threatening systemic infections world-wide each year in severely immunocompromised …

Enterococcus faecalis, a Gram-positive bacterium, and Candida albicans, a fungus, occupy
overlap** niches as ubiquitous constituents of the gastrointestinal and oral microbiome …

Much of medical research relies on animal models to deepen knowledge of the causes of
animal and human diseases, as well as to enable the development of innovative therapies …

C andida albicans and C. glabrata are the two most common pathogenic yeasts of humans,
yet they are phylogenetically, genetically and phenotypically very different. In this review, we …

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos are increasingly used as a model for studying the function
of the vertebrate innate immune system in host-pathogen interactions 1. The major cell types …

Candida albicans is a fungal pathobiont, able to cause epithelial cell damage and immune
activation. These functions have been attributed to its secreted toxin, candidalysin, though …

Opportunistic infections by environmental fungi are a growing clinical problem, driven by an
increasing population of people with immunocompromising conditions. Spores of the …

Candida auris has recently emerged as the first fungal pathogen to cause a global public
health threat. The reason this species is causing hospital-associated outbreaks of invasive …

Transgenic labeling of innate immune cell lineages within the larval zebrafish allows for real-
time, in vivo analyses of microbial pathogenesis within a vertebrate host. To date, labeling of …