Monash study exposes key tactic used by deadly fungus

Media contributions

• Title	Survival mechanism of deadly fungus exposed
  Degree of recognition	International
  Media name/outlet	Labonline
  Media type	Web
  Country	Australia
  Date	7/05/18
  Description	How do you stop an immune cell from killing you? If you’re the deadly fungus Candida albicans, your best bet is to steal the source of your foe’s nutrients, starving it in the process. C. albicans is a microscopic fungus commonly found in the human body but which can turn into a dangerous infection in vulnerable hospital patients. These life-threatening infections affect an estimated 400,000 people worldwide annually and have an alarming mortality rate of 40%. Seeking the secret behind its survival, researchers from Monash University decided to study the microbe’s response to macrophages — a type of immune cell that is ordinarily quite effective at killing disease-causing microbes such as C. albicans. The results of their research have been published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
  URL	https://www.labonline.com.au/content/life-scientist/news/survival-mechanism-of-deadly-fungus-exposed-167973912
  Persons	Thomas Naderer

• Title	Study exposes key tactic used by deadly fungus
  Degree of recognition	International
  Media name/outlet	Medicalexpress
  Media type	Web
  Country	Australia
  Date	1/05/18
  URL	https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-exposes-key-tactic-deadly-fungus.html
  Persons	Ana Traven