Synergistic interactions between Candida albicansand Enterococcus faecalis promote toxin-dependent host cell damage

By afschroeder • November 11, 2025

Kapitan M, Niemiec MJ, Millet N, Brandt P, Chowdhury MEK, Czapka A, Abdissa K, Hoffmann F, Lange A, Veleba M, Nietzsche S, Mosig AS, Löffler B, Marquet M, Makarewicz O, Kline KA, Vylkova S, Swidergall M, Jacobsen ID. Synergistic interactions between Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalispromote toxin-dependent host cell damage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Nov 18;122(46):e2505310122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2505310122. Epub 2025 Nov 10. PMID: 41213026.

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