TY - CHAP AU - Ahmad Ibrahim ED - Xinhui Wang Y1 - 2021-11-17 PY - 2021 T1 - Responses of White Blood Cells to Killed Candida albicans as a Preventive Strategy N2 - Candida albicans, a fungal pathobiont, is the major component of the microbiota communities in healthy adults. It resides in the host’s gastrointestinal tract and mouth and can become pathogenic via overgrowth under a variety of conditions. This book reviews recent knowledge and the latest research on C. albicans, including the mechanism of candidiasis infection, host response, antifungal strategies, biofilms, genetics, and molecular epidemiology of immune responses. BT - Advances in Candida albicans SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96946 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.96946 SN - 978-1-83969-182-9 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -