Phocaeicola vulgatus mpk colonization protects epithelial cells from Candida albicans infection
Abstract Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen residing in the gastro-intestinal tract of humans from where it can cause life-threatening systemic infection. Dysbiosis is one predisposing factor for C. albicans overgrowth, indicating that commensal bacteria limit fungal growth and convey colonization resistance...