Patients with suppressed immunity are at the highest risk for hospital-acquired infections.
Among these, invasive candidiasis is the most prevalent systemic fungal nosocomial …

Cellular metabolism depends on the appropriate concentration of intracellular inorganic
phosphate (Pi). Pi starvation‐responsive genes appear to be involved in multiple metabolic …

Retrospective studies indicate that Candida metapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis each
represents 1–10% of the infections/colonisations attributed to C. parapsilosis by …

Candida parapsilosis (sensu lato), which represents a fungal complex composed of three
genetically related species–Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto, Candida orthopsilosis and …

Acanthamoeba castellanii is a free-living amoeba and an opportunistic pathogen for
humans that can cause encephalitis and, more commonly, Acanthamoeba keratitis. During …

The ecto-phosphatases belong to a group of enzymes closely associated with the cell
surface that has its catalytic site facing the extracellular environment, where different …

Cryptococcus neoformans strains isolated from patients with AIDS secrete acid
phosphatase, but the identity and role of the enzyme (s) responsible have not been …

This work studied the acid phosphatase (APase) activity from culture medium (extracellular,
eAPase) and mycelial extract (intracellular, iAPase) of Aspergillus niger F111. The influence …

Ecto-enzymes can be defined as membrane-bound proteins that have their active site facing
the extracellular millieu. In trypanosomatids, the physiological roles of these enzymes …

Pseudallescheria boydii is a filamentous fungus that causes a wide array of infections that
can affect practically all the organs of the human body. The treatment of pseudallescheriosis …