Abstract
Human fungal pathogens that cause invasive infections are
hidden killers, taking lives of one and a half million people
every year. However, research progress in this field has not
been rapid enough to effectively prevent or treat life-threatening
fungal diseases. To update recent research progress
and promote more active research in the field of human fungal
pathogens, eleven review articles concerning the virulence
mechanisms and host interactions of four major human fungal
pathogens–Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans,
Aspergillus fumigatus, and Histoplasma capsulatum–are
presented in this special issue.
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