Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...

Pathogenesis is influenced by transmission of the organism from a source, colonization and penetration of the organism through the host epithelial barriers resulting in dissemination.

Purpose: The epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and diagnosis, and management of zygomycosis are reviewed. Summary: The frequency of zygomycosis has been increasing over the past 10 ...

These studies have highlighted the diverse properties of fungal lectins, including their ability to inhibit bacterial biofilms, their role in pathogenesis, and their antiproliferative effects on ...

However, how gut fungal commensals affect immunity is less ... and a faculty member in the Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis graduate school program at Weill Cornell Medicine.