Albumin triggers fungal virulence: Candida albicans forms denser biofilms in the presence of human albumin (right) compared to its absence (left), revealing a hidden pathogenicity pathway. Candida ...

A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human tissue. In a study published in Nature Communications, the scientists ...

New research assessed bacterial and fungal biofilms, tenacious microbial communities that are tougher than small groups or individual microbes. Biofilms take on new characteristics; they can act in a ...

Researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CePOF) have succeeded in increasing the susceptibility of the fungus Candida albicans to drug treatment through light-activated therapy. The ...

Fungal pathogens that live harmlessly on and inside the human body are increasingly defeating the limited arsenal of antifungal drugs, while simultaneously dodging the immune system’s surveillance.