Christophe d'Enfert, Ann-Kristin Kaune, Leovigildo-Rey Alaban, Sayoni Chakraborty, Nathaniel Cole, Margot Delavy, Daria Kosmala, Benoît Marsaux, Ricardo Fróis-Martins, Moran Morelli, Diletta Rosati, Marisa Valentine, Zixuan Xie, Yoan Emritloll, Peter A Warn, Frédéric Bequet, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Stephanie Bornes, Mark S Gresnigt, Bernhard Hube, Ilse D Jacobsen, Mélanie Legrand, Salomé Leibundgut-Landmann, Chaysavanh Manichanh, Carol A Munro, Mihai G Netea, Karla Queiroz, Karine Roget, Vincent Thomas, Claudia Thoral, Pieter Van den Abbeele, Alan W Walker, Alistair J P Brown
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 barriers and immune defences. Their perturbation can lead to fungal outgrowth and the development of mucosal infections such as oropharyngeal or vulvovaginal candidiasis, and patients with compromised immunity are susceptible to life-threatening systemic infections. The importance of the interplay between fungus, host and microbiota in driving the transition from C...
May 5, 2021: FEMS Microbiology Reviews