Microscope images show Candida albicans in two distinct forms: as single-celled yeast (left), and in an elongated, thread-like form called a true hypha (right). Research suggests that a protein called ...

Normally, Candida has a yeast-like form which can attach to any surface whether biological or inanimate. When it heads into the human body, it finds a nice place on our skin cells.

Yeast-containing foods like bread and beer are typically made with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, an entirely different form of yeast. With few exceptions, it is extremely rare for S. cerevisiae to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- You might call Candida albicans a shape-shifter: As this fungus grows, it can multiply as single, oval-shaped cells called yeast or propagate in an elongated form called hypha ...

Candida albicans in the yeast and hyphae form on human epithelial cells. view more . Credit: Gudrun Holland, Muhsin Özel, Katherina Zakikhany and Bernhard Hube / Leibniz-HKI ...

Candida albicans is the most common yeast that we live with. ... Oral thrush is treated with an antifungal medication that can come in the form of a pill, liquid, or lozenge.

Candida glabrata is a common type of yeast that lives naturally in and on your body. This article looks at when C. glabrata is more likely to cause an infection in people and which types of ...

Yeast, a fungus, relies on sugar — a form of energy — for its vitality. Therefore, the more sugar there is in your body, the more the yeast will thrive, potentially leading to an overgrowth.

A protein called Sir2 may facilitate C. albicans' transition from ovoid yeast to thread-like hypha. C. albicans cells that were missing the Sir2 gene were less likely to form true hyphae in lab ...