Experts are warning about a multi-drug resistant fungus known as a “superbug,” which has been detected in Connecticut.

The bacteria present in the intestine provide information about the quantities of fungi of the potentially disease-causing Candida genus. Among them, and surprisingly, are lactic acid bacteria that ...

When an imbalance occurs in the gut microbiome, due to antibiotics or other environmental influences, individual microbial species can spread and lead to infection. Fungi of the Candida genus, for ...

An emerging superbug is once again making headlines, but this time, it is a fungus raising the alarm. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published in ...

The bacteria present in the intestine provide information about the quantities of fungi of the potentially disease-causing Candida genus. Among them, and surprisingly, are lactic acid bacteria that ...

Candida tropicalis turns out to have sex, making it the second medically important member of the genus to be capable of mating. Sex may improve the survival of the species, particularly when it's ...

The researchers analysed the DNA of microorganisms in stool samples, and evaluated the data using bioinformatics tools. Credit: Anna Schroll, Leibniz-HKI The researchers analysed the DNA of ...