Mooning the immune system: Elucidating the role of the moonlighting protein Gpd2 in the pathogenicity of Candida albicans

One of the most common yeast infections affecting women's health is genital thrush, which is caused by Candida albicans. Each year, 75% of women will experience an episode of genital thrush, with up to 15% of these women going on to develop recurrent infection which is defined as three or more episodes within a 12-month period. Recent estimates…