Endocytosis, the process whereby the plasma membrane invaginates to form vesicles, is
essential for bringing many substances into the cell and for membrane turnover. The …

Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans, accounting for 15% of nosocomial
infections with an estimated attributable mortality of 47%. C. albicans is usually a benign …

Gut microbes live in symbiosis with their hosts, but how mutualistic animal-microbe
interactions emerge is not understood. By adaptively evolving the opportunistic fungal …

Aspergillus westerdijkiae may produce large amounts of ochratoxin A (OTA) in dry-cured
meat products. Natural strategies to control ochratoxigenic moulds using biocontrol agents …

Penicillium nordicum is one of the major producers of ochratoxin A (OTA) in dry-cured ham.
Staphylococcus xylosus Sx8 and Staphylococcus equorum Se31 have been previously …

The yeast-to-hypha transition is a key virulence attribute of the opportunistic human fungal
pathogen Candida albicans, since it is closely tied to infection-associated processes such as …

Candida albicans is a fungus that is a commensal organism and a member of the normal
human microbiota. It has the ability to transition into an opportunistic invasive pathogen …

Polarized growth is critical for the development and maintenance of diverse organisms and
tissues but particularly so in fungi, where nutrient uptake, communication, and reproduction …

Cyr1, the sole adenylyl cyclase of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans, is a central
component of the cAMP/protein kinase A signaling pathway that controls the yeast-to-hypha …

The human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans can switch between yeast and hyphal
morphologies as a function of environmental conditions and cellular physiology. The yeast …