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Fungal Infections

Because the infections can be confused for other skin conditions, they may go without proper treatment for months. CREDIT: CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/GETTY

New Sexually Transmitted Fungal Skin Infections Resist Standard Treatments, Pose Public Health Threat

C. albicans spreads to the kidneys of immunosuppressed mice (left), but invasive candidiasis is mitigated by exposure to K. weizmannii (right).

New Yeast Species Could Prevent Deadly Fungal Infections in Hospitalized Patients

When Aspergillus fumigatus spreads its spores into the air, they can be inhaled and colonize the human lung. Bioinformatics tools can analyze the genetic information of the fungus and thus help to understand how the fungus shapes the lung microbiome to its own advantage.

A fungus gets comfortable in human lungs

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