EDITORIAL] Human fungal pathogens: Why should we learn?

Jeong-Yoon Kim

doi:10.1007/s12275-016-0647-8

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
EDITORIAL] Human fungal pathogens: Why should we learn?: Jeong-Yoon Kim; Journal of Microbiology 2016;54(3):145-148
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-016-0647-8

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea

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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.

Keywords: human fungal pathogens; invasive infection; Candida albicans; Cryptococcus neoformans; Aspergillus fumigatus; Histoplasma capsulatum

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