TY - CHAP AU - Rashi Verma AU - Dibyabhaba Pradhan AU - Harpreet Singh AU - Arun Kumar Jain AU - Luqman Ahmad Khan ED - Xinhui Wang Y1 - 2021-04-15 PY - 2021 T1 - Metabolic Network Modeling for Rational Drug Design against Candida albicans 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. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96749 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.96749 SN - 978-1-83969-182-9 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -