Virtual Special Issue: Pathogenic Yeasts
Joint Virtual Issue: Pathogens and Disease and FEMS Yeast Research
Edited by Patrik Bavoil and Jens Nielsen
In connection with the 6th FEBS Advanced Lecture Course Human Fungal Pathogens, occuring in France, 16 - 22 May, these related articles have been specially selected by Patrik Bavoil, Editor-in-Chief of Pathogens and Disease and Jens Nielsen, Editor-in-Chief of FEMS Yeast Research.
Aside from being used for production of bread, beer and wine, some yeasts are opportunistic human pathogens, and there is therefore much interest on finding ways to fight yeast infections. Top-level research on yeast pathogens are published in two FEMS journals, FEMS Yeast Researchand Pathogens and Disease, and we here have collected some of the best papers from the two journals in a joint virtual issue. We hope that you enjoy reading these exciting papers.
Catalytic properties of Phr family members of cell wall glucan remodeling enzymes: implications for the adaptation of Candida albicans to ambient pH
Kristína Kováčová , Genny Degani , Eva Stratilová , Vladimír Farkaš , Laura Popolo
FEMS Yeast Res (2015) 15 (2): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsyr/fou011
Mapping complex traits using families of recombinant inbred strains: an overview and example of mapping susceptibility to Candida albicans induced illness phenotypes
Linda A. Toth, Rita A. Trammell, Robert W. Williams
Pathog Dis (2014) 71 (2): 234-248 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2049-632X.12160
Environmental azole fungicide, prochloraz, can induce cross-resistance to medical triazoles in Candida glabrata
Isabel Faria-Ramos, Pedro R. Tavares, Sofia Farinha, João Neves-Maia, Isabel M. Miranda, Raquel M. Silva, Letícia M. Estevinho , Cidalia Pina-Vaz, Acácio G. Rodrigues
FEMS Yeast Res (2014) 14 (7): 1119-1123 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12193
High-content phenotypic screenings to identify inhibitors of Candida albicans biofilm formation and filamentation
Christopher G. Pierce, Stephen. P. Saville, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot
Pathog Dis (2014) 70 (3): 423-431 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2049-632X.12161
A novel role of the ferric reductase Cfl1 in cell wall integrity, mitochondrial function, and invasion to host cells in Candida albicans
Qilin Yu, Yijie Dong, Ning Xu, Kefan Qian, Yulu Chen, Biao Zhang, Laijun Xing, Mingchun Li
FEMS Yeast Res (2014) 14 (7): 1037-1047 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12194
Microbial cell surface proteins and secreted metabolites involved in multispecies biofilms
Liesbeth Demuyser, Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk, Patrick Van Dijck
Pathog Dis (2014) 70 (3): 219-230 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2049-632X.12123
Genome structure and dynamics of the yeast pathogen Candida glabrata
Khadija M. Ahmad, Janez Kokošar, Xiaoxian Guo, Zhenglong Gu, Olena P. Ishchuk, Jure Piškur
FEMS Yeast Res (2014) 14 (4): 529-535 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12145
Increased production of gliotoxin is related to the formation of biofilm by Aspergillus fumigatus: an immunological approach
Francesca Bugli, Francesco Paroni Sterbini, Margherita Cacaci, Cecilia Martini, Stefano Lancellotti, Egidio Stigliano, Riccardo Torelli, Vincenzo Arena, Morena Caira, Patrizia Posteraro, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro
Pathog Dis (2014) 70 (3): 379-389 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2049-632X.12152
Csa2, a member of the Rbt5 protein family, is involved in the utilization of iron from human hemoglobin during Candida albicans hyphal growth
Kazuko Okamoto-Shibayama, Yuichiro Kikuchi, Eitoyo Kokubu, Yutaka Sato, Kazuyuki Ishihara
FEMS Yeast Res (2014) 14 (4): 674-677 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12160
An oral vaccine against candidiasis generated by a yeast molecular display system
Seiji Shibasaki, Wataru Aoki, Takashi Nomura, Ayuko Miyoshi, Senji Tafuku, Tomomitsu Sewaki, Mitsuyoshi Ueda
Pathog Dis (2013) 69 (3): 262-268 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2049-632X.12068
Cell density impacts on Candida glabrata survival in hypo-osmotic stress
Hala Almshawit, Dodie Pouniotis, Ian Macreadie
FEMS Yeast Res (2014) 14 (3): 508-516 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1567-1364.12122
Microbial biofilms and gastrointestinal diseases
Erik C. von Rosenvinge, Graeme A. O'May, Sandra Macfarlane, George T. Macfarlane, Mark E. Shirtliff
Pathog Dis (2013) 67 (1): 25-38 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2049-632X.12020
