Pre-colonization with the fungus Candida glabrata exacerbates infection by the bacterial pathogen Clostridioides difficile in a murine model
ABSTRACT The contributions of commensal fungi to human health and disease are not well understood. Candida species such as C. albicans and C. glabrata are opportunistic pathogenic fungi and common colonizers of the human intestinal tract. They have been shown to affect the host immune system and int...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-08-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00122-23 |