Candida species are fungal pathogens known for their ability to cause superficial and
systemic infections in the human host. These pathogens are able to persist inside the host …

Fatty acids (FAs) have emerged as a potential alternative to conventional antibiotics. Since
many microbes respond differently to a variety of natural and synthetic FAs, substantial …

Reports on bacteria detected in maternal fluids during pregnancy are typically associated
with adverse consequences, and whether the female reproductive tract harbours distinct …

Bacteria and fungi can form a range of physical associations that depend on various modes
of molecular communication for their development and functioning. These bacterial-fungal …

Multi-species biofilm communities are environments in which complex but ill understood
exchanges between bacteria occur. Although monospecies cultures are still widely used in …

Background Host-microbe balance maintains intestinal homeostasis and strongly influences
inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Here we focused on …

Polymicrobial biofilms are of large medical importance, but relatively little is known about the
role of interspecies interactions for their physiology and virulence. Here, we studied two …

The commensal fungus Candida albicans often causes life-threatening infections in patients
who are immunocompromised with high mortality. A prominent but poorly understood risk …

Infections that involve interkingdom microbial communities, such as those between bacteria
and yeast pathogens, are difficult to treat, associated with worse patient outcomes, and may …

Aspergillus fumigatus is often isolated from the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, but
unlike in severely immunocompromised individuals, the mortality rates are low. This …