Manipulation of Host Diet To Reduce Gastrointestinal Colonization by the Opportunistic Pathogen <named-content content-type="genus-species">Candida albicans</named-content>

Manipulation of Host Diet To Reduce Gastrointestinal Colonization by the Opportunistic Pathogen <named-content content-type="genus-species">Candida albicans</named-content>

ABSTRACT Candida albicans, the most common human fungal pathogen, can cause systemic infections with a mortality rate of ~40%. Infections arise from colonization of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where C. albicans is part of the normal microflora. Reducing colonization in at-risk patients using an...

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Main Authors: Kearney T. W. Gunsalus, Stephanie N. Tornberg-Belanger, Nirupa R. Matthan, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Carol A. Kumamoto
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
Subjects:
microbiome
commensal
pathogenesis
carbon metabolism
Candida
Candida albicans
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7a3a28dfc4074f4abe70b1ddc0c5e653
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