Candida glabrata: A Lot More Than Meets the Eye

K Kumar, F Askari, MS Sahu, R Kaur - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Candida glabrata is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen that causes superficial
mucosal and life-threatening bloodstream infections in individuals with a compromised …

Cell wall integrity signalling in human pathogenic fungi

K Dichtl, S Samantaray, J Wagener - Cellular microbiology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are surrounded by a rigid structure, the fungal cell wall. Its plasticity and composition
depend on active regulation of the underlying biosynthesis and restructuring processes. This …

Global Analysis of the Evolution and Mechanism of Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata

SD Singh-Babak, T Babak, S Diezmann, JA Hill… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The evolution of drug resistance has a profound impact on human health. Candida glabrata
is a leading human fungal pathogen that can rapidly evolve resistance to echinocandins …

Drug resistance mechanisms and their regulation in non-albicans Candida species

A Kołaczkowska, M Kołaczkowski - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Fungal pathogens use various mechanisms to survive exposure to drugs. Prolonged
treatment very often leads to the stepwise acquisition of resistance. The limited number of …

Azole Resistance in Candida glabrata

SG Whaley, PD Rogers - Current infectious disease reports, 2016 - Springer
Candida infections have increased due to the growth and expansion of susceptible patient
populations. The azole fluconazole is the most widely prescribed antifungal, but rising rates …

The effect of biomaterials and antifungals on biofilm formation by Candida species: a review

M Cuéllar-Cruz, A Vega-González… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Candida albicans, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, and C. tropicalis are able to form biofilms on
virtually any biomaterial implanted in a human host. Biofilms are a primary cause of mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Candida glabrata is a successful pathogen: An artist manipulating the immune response

CJN Shantal, CC Juan, BUS Lizbeth, HGJ Carlos… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, Candida glabrata has emerged as a clinically important pathogen causing
invasive infections and death. This review highlights the main virulence factors of this fungus …

Candida glabrata: A Tale of Stealth and Endurance

F Askari, R Kaur - ACS Infectious Diseases, 2024 - ACS Publications
Candida (Nakaseomyces) glabrata, an opportunistic human fungal pathogen, causes
mucosal and deep-seated infections in immunocompromised individuals. Recently …

A systematic analysis reveals an essential role for high-affinity iron uptake system, haemolysin and CFEM domain-containing protein in iron homoeostasis and …

VK Srivastava, KJ Suneetha, R Kaur - Biochemical Journal, 2014 - portlandpress.com
Iron is an essential nutrient for all living organisms and human pathogens employ a battery
of factors to scavenge iron from the high-affinity iron-binding host proteins. In the present …

AtGAP1 Promotes the Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 by Regulating Cell-Wall Thickness and Stomatal Aperture in Arabidopsis

SS Cheng, YS Ku, MY Cheung, HM Lam - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
GTP is an important signaling molecule involved in the growth, development, and stress
adaptability of plants. The functions are mediated via binding to GTPases which are in turn …