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Areej A. Alfaifi

University of Maryland, Baltimore

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Salivary Glands Compromises Oral Antifungal InnateImmunity and Predisposes to Oral Candidiasis

Areej A. Alfaifi, Tristan W. Wang, Paola Pérez, Ahmed S. Sultan, Timothy F. Meiller, Peter Rock, David Erwin Kleiner, Daniel S. Chertow, Stephen M. Hewitt, Billel Gasmi, Sydney R. Stein, Sabrina C. Ramelli, Daniel Martı́n, Blake M. Warner, Mary Ann Jabra‐Rizk

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection reduces histatin-5 in salivary glands, impairing antifungal immunity and increasing Candida albicans prevalence in COVID-19 patients.

PLoS Pathogens · Dec 12, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Functional Redundancy in Candida auris Cell Surface Adhesins Crucial for Cell-Cell Interaction and Aggregation

Tristan W. Wang, Dimitrios Sofras, Daniel Montelongo‐Jauregui, Telmo O. Paiva, Hans Carolus, Yves F. Dufrêne, Areej A. Alfaifi, Carrie L McCracken, Vincent M. Bruno, Patrick Van Dijck, Mary Ann Jabra‐Rizk

The paper identifies Als5 and Scf1 as complementary adhesins in Candida auris that promote cell-cell interaction and biofilm formation through functional redundancy.

Nature Communications · Oct 25, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology