Candida auris, a type of yeast that spreads mostly in hospitals and senior care centers, can cause severe illness and death. Drug-resistant fungal infections like C. auris have been increasing ...

Candida auris (C. auris) is a yeast that can live on the human body. It is commonly referred to as a fungus, a category that includes both yeasts and molds. In general, C. auris isn’t a danger to ...

An orange-colored yeast species isolated from a Baltimore sidewalk several years ago could be the basis of eco-friendly ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a yeast that might be used to prevent invasive candidiasis, a major cause of death in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. The ...

Could baker’s yeast injections protect against one of the deadliest infections in the world? New research seems to indicate yes. The fungus Aspergillus is the cause of aspergillosis, the leading ...