Candida-Klebsiella interactions rewire fungal morphogenesis to create a host environment favoring pathogen survival with enhanced tissue pathology
Tamires A. Bitencourt, Irina Tsymala, Rafael De Freitas Silva, Nicholas Wedige, Celine Prakash, Trinh Phan-Canh, Sabrina Villar-Pazos, Filomena Nogueira, Sandra Högler, Theodora Ziu, Philipp Penninger, Débora Cristina Coraça-Huber, Michaela Lackner, Wilfried Ellmeier, Thomas Lion, Karl Kuchler
This study shows that Candida-Klebsiella interactions enhance fungal virulence and tissue pathology by rewiring fungal morphogenesis and host immune responses.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology