Intestinal microbiota dysbiosis can initiate overgrowth of commensal Candida species–a
major predisposing factor for disseminated candidiasis. Commensal bacteria such as …

Exposure to mycotoxins can pose a variety of adverse health effects to mammals. Despite
dozens of mycotoxin decontamination strategies applied from pre-to postharvest stages, it is …

Metabolic flexibility enables fungi to invade challenging host environments. In Candida
albicans, a common cause of life-threatening infections in humans, an important contributor …

Titanium oxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) have been regarded as a legacy nanomaterial due
to their widespread usage across multiple fields. The TiO2 NPs have been and are still …

Introduction: Microbial pathogens undergo significant physiological changes during
interactions with the infected host, including alterations in metabolism and cell architecture …

Copper homeostasis mechanisms are essential for microbial adaption to changing copper
levels within the host during infection. In the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus …

Fungal pathogens present a growing threat to both humans and global health security alike.
Increasing evidence of antifungal resistance in fungal populations that infect both humans …

Fungal hyphal chemotropism has been shown to be a major contributor to host-pathogen
interactions. Previous studies on Fusarium species have highlighted the involvement of the …

Many plant-associated fungi are obligate biotrophs that depend on living hosts to proliferate.
However, little is known about the molecular basis of the biotrophic lifestyle, despite the …

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cn) is an opportunistic fungal microorganism that causes life-
threatening meningoencephalitis. During the infection, the microbial population is …