Researchers at the University of Maine have discovered that a common interaction between a bacterium and a fungus may ...

Successful management of denture-associated candidiasis relies heavily on mechanical disinfection rather than pharmacologic ...

(THE CONVERSATION/AP) - In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing ...

About 80% of people have the fungus Candida albicans in their gut. Although most of the time it persists unnoticed for years causing no health problems, C. albicans can turn into a dangerous microbe ...

Researchers have identified components of mucus that can specifically interact with the fungus Candida albicans and prevent it from causing infection. These molecules, known as glycans, are a major ...

Reviewed by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor)Jan 16 2019 Our work is clinically relevant, since current fungal therapy is hampered by toxic side effects and ineffectiveness. We gained insight into ...

Candida albicans is among the microbes that can be harmful if not contained. Infections can usually be treated with antifungal drugs. However, invasive C. albicans infections of the bloodstream or ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The effect of recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rG-CSF) on acute disseminated Candida albicans infection in nonneutropenic ...

In something seemingly out of an episode of The Last of Us, a dangerous fungal infection has been creeping its tendrils across the country. There was a 44 percent increase in cases seen between 2018 ...

The folded structure of the precursor protein Ece1. The peptide sequence P3, shown in green in the model, shows the toxin Candidalysin of the yeast Candida albicans. Source: Müller R, König A, et al. ...