Mechanisms of Candida albicans commensalism and pathogenicity

Fungal pathogens kill ~2.5 million people every year, six times more than malaria or influenza, and are deadlier than most bacterial infections.  In direct response to these alarming figures, the World Health Organisation recently commissioned the first ‘fungal priority pathogens’ list, and cited Candida albicans in the ‘critical’ group (of…