Candida species are the most common causes of fungal infection. Approximately 90% of
infections are caused by five species: Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida …

The yeast Candida albicans has emerged as a major public health problem during the past
two decades. The spectrum of diseases caused by this species ranges from vaginal …

Candida albicans is a commensal fungus of the human gastrointestinal tract and a prevalent
opportunistic pathogen. To examine diversity within this species, extensive genomic and …

Elucidating population structure and levels of genetic diversity and recombination is
necessary to understand the evolution and adaptation of species. Candida albicans is the …

Candida albicans, the most prevalent human fungal pathogen, is considered to be an
obligate diploid that carries recessive lethal mutations throughout the genome. Here we …

A small number of Candida species form part of the normal microbial flora of mucosal
surfaces in humans and may give rise to opportunistic infections when host defences are …

Null alleles and Wahlund effects are well known causes of heterozygote deficits in empirical
population genetics studies as compared to Hardy–Weinberg genotypic expectations. Some …

Candida albicans is the most implicated fungal species that grows as a commensal or
opportunistic pathogen in the human host. It is associated with many life-threatening …

Background Candida albicans is a ubiquitous opportunistic fungal pathogen that afflicts
immunocompromised human hosts. With rare and transient exceptions the yeast is diploid …

In vitro studies suggest that stress may generate random standing variation and that different
cellular and ploidy states may evolve more rapidly under stress. Yet this idea has not been …