Scientists have used single-particle cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structure of the ribosome of Candida albicans. Their results reveal a potential target for new drugs.

Most people carry the fungus Candida albicans on their bodies, without this causing many problems. However, a systemic infection with this fungus is dangerous and difficult to treat.

Candida albicans usually causes no problems or just an itchy skin infection that is easily treated. However, in rare cases, it may cause systemic infections that can be fatal.

The fungus Candida albicans, a type of yeast, lives in the gut microbiota and plays a role in health and gastrointestinal disease. The scanning electron micrograph shows the yeast in its ...

Scientists from Umeå university have shown how the yeast Candida albicans can modulate and adapt to low oxygen levels ... The image was acquired at the Umeå Core Facility for Electron Microscopy.

This is what C. albicans looks like on the cellular level. This image was made using a scanning electron microscope , which uses a beam of electrons instead of light to capture a scientific specimen.

Viewed with a scanning electron microscope in this color-enhanced photo, Candida albicans is found in the human gut, or more specifically the mycobiome. At high levels, it may be linked to ...