The yeast fungus Candida albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral mucosa inconspicuously—but only in finely balanced amounts. Too little toxin ...

The human gut microbiome contains a wide range of organisms, including different bacteria, viruses, and fungi, including the fungus Candida albicans. This natural fungus has two different forms, one ...

The yeast fungus Candida albicans employs the toxin candidalysin not only to cause infections but also to inconspicuously colonize the oral mucosa, though only in precisely regulated amounts.