Synergistic cross-kingdom host cell damage between Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis
Mario Kapitan, Maria Joanna Niemiec, Nicolas Millet, Philipp Brandt, Md Estiak Khan Chowdhury, Anna Czapka, Ketema Abdissa, Franziska S. Hoffmann, Anna Lange, Mark Veleba, Sándor Nietzsche, Alexander Sandy Mosig, Bettina Löffler, Mike Marquet, Oliwia Makarewicz, , Ilse Denise Jacobsen
This study shows that Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis synergistically increase host cell damage through physical interaction and glucose depletion.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology