Fungal primary and opportunistic pathogens: an ecological perspective

• Published in: FEMS microbiology reviews Vol. 48; no. 5
• Main Authors: de Hoog, Sybren, Tang, Chao, Zhou, Xin, Jacomel, Bruna, Lustosa, Bruno, Song, Yinggai, Kandemir, Hazal, A Ahmed, Sarah, Zhou, Shaoqin, Belmonte-Lopes, Ricardo, Quan, Yu, Feng, Peiying, A Vicente, Vania, Kang, Yingqian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 18.09.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Disease transmission; Ecosystem; Fungi; Fungi - pathogenicity; Fungi - physiology; Habitats; Host-Pathogen Interactions - physiology; Humans; Innate immunity; Life cycles; Mycoses - immunology; Mycoses - microbiology; Opportunist infection; Opportunistic Infections - microbiology; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; Review; Survival; Vertebrates; infection kinetics; clinical fungi; pathogenicity; adaptation; opportunism; life cycle

Abstract Fungal primary pathogenicity on vertebrates is here described as a deliberate strategy where the host plays a role in increasing the species’ fitness. Opportunism is defined as the coincidental survival of an individual strain in host tissue using properties that are designed for life in an...