Usually caused by Candida albicans, buccal candidiasis begins with the morphological
transition between yeast and hyphal cells. Over time and without the correct treatment, it can …

Ionophores are a diverse class of synthetic and naturally occurring ion transporter
compounds which demonstrate both direct and in-direct antimicrobial properties against a …

During the infectious process, pathogenic microorganisms must obtain nutrients from the
host in order to survive and proliferate. These nutritional sources include the metallic nutrient …

Iron is an essential nutrient for all organisms. For pathogenic fungi, iron is essential for the
success of infection. Thus, these organisms have developed high affinity iron uptake …

Aim: During infection development in the host, Paracoccidioides spp. faces the deprivation
of micronutrients, a mechanism called nutritional immunity. This condition induces the …

Zinc is one of the main micronutrients for all organisms. One of the defense mechanisms
used by the host includes the sequestration of metals used in fungal metabolism, such as …

Zinc plays a critical role in a diverse array of biochemical processes. However, an excess of
zinc is deleterious to cells; therefore, cells require finely tuned homeostatic mechanisms to …

Iron is an essential micronutrient for almost all organisms, including fungi. Usually, fungi can
uptake iron through receptor-mediated internalization of a siderophore or heme, and/or …

Copper is an essential metal for cellular processes such as detoxification of reactive oxygen
species, oxidative phosphorylation, and iron uptake. However, during infection, the host …

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici is a phytopathogen which causes vascular wilt
disease in tomato plants. The survival tactics of both pathogens and hosts depend on …