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Carol A. Munro is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with particular attention to Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, including:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

Frequent publication venues for Carol A. Munro include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • FEMS Yeast Research
  • Access Microbiology
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate a focus on fungal biology, cell walls, and host interactions:

  • "The impact of the Fungus-Host-Microbiota interplay upon Candida albicans infections: current knowledge and new perspectives", 2020, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • "Fungal cell wall: An underexploited target for antifungal therapies", 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Fungal Cell Wall Proteins and Signaling Pathways Form a Cytoprotective Network to Combat Stresses", 2021, Journal of Fungi
  • "Caspofungin Induced Cell Wall Changes of Candida Species Influences Macrophage Interactions", 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Population genetics and microevolution of clinical Candida glabrata reveals recombinant sequence types and hyper-variation within mitochondrial genomes, virulence genes, and drug targets", 2022, Genetics

Several co-authors have frequently collaborated with Carol A. Munro, including:

  • Donna M. MacCallum
  • Dora Corzo-León
  • Christophe d'Enfert
  • Ann-Kristin Kaune
  • Louise A. Walker

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

  • The Fungal Cell Wall : Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function

    Neil A.R. Gow;Jean Paul Latge;Carol A. Munro

  • Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes.

    Geraldine Butler;Matthew D. Rasmussen;Michael F. Lin;Michael F. Lin;Manuel A. S. Santos

  • Immune sensing of Candida albicans requires cooperative recognition of mannans and glucans by lectin and Toll-like receptors

    Mihai G. Netea;Neil A.R. Gow;Carol A. Munro;Steven Bates

  • Chitin synthesis and fungal pathogenesis

    Megan D Lenardon;Carol A Munro;Neil A R Gow

  • Stimulation of chitin synthesis rescues Candida albicans from echinocandins.

    Louise A. Walker;Carol A. Munro;Irene de Bruijn;Megan D. Lenardon

  • A Human-Curated Annotation of the Candida albicans Genome

    Burkhard R Braun;Marco van het Hoog;Christophe d'Enfert;Mikhail Martchenko

  • Immune Recognition of Candida albicans β-glucan by Dectin-1

    Neil A. R. Gow;Mihai G. Netea;Carol A. Munro;Gerben Ferwerda

  • The PKC, HOG and Ca2+ signalling pathways co-ordinately regulate chitin synthesis in Candida albicans

    Carol A. Munro;Serena Selvaggini;Irene de Bruijn;Louise Walker

  • The impact of the Fungus-Host-Microbiota interplay upon Candida albicans infections: current knowledge and new perspectives

    Christophe d'Enfert;Ann-Kristin Kaune;Leovigildo-Rey Alaban;Sayoni Chakraborty;Sayoni Chakraborty

  • Fungal echinocandin resistance.

    Louise A. Walker;Neil A.R. Gow;Carol A. Munro

  • Comparative genomics of the fungal pathogens Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans

    Andrew P. Jackson;John A. Gamble;Tim Yeomans;Gary P. Moran

  • Functional analysis of Candida albicans GPI-anchored proteins: Roles in cell wall integrity and caspofungin sensitivity

    Armêl Plaine;Louise E. Walker;Grégory Da Costa;Héctor M Mora-Montes

  • Outer Chain N-Glycans Are Required for Cell Wall Integrity and Virulence of Candida albicans

    Steven Bates;H. Bleddyn Hughes;Carol A. Munro;William P.H. Thomas

  • Elevated Cell Wall Chitin in Candida albicans Confers Echinocandin Resistance In Vivo

    Keunsook K. Lee;Donna M. MacCallum;Mette D. Jacobsen;Louise A. Walker

  • Lactate signalling regulates fungal β-glucan masking and immune evasion.

    Elizabeth R Ballou;Gabriela M Avelar;Delma S Childers;Joanna Mackie

  • Biofilm formation is a risk factor for mortality in patients with Candida albicans bloodstream infection—Scotland, 2012–2013

    Ranjith Rajendran;Leighann Sherry;Christopher Nile;Andrea Sherriff

  • Mnt1p and Mnt2p of Candida albicans Are Partially Redundant α-1,2-Mannosyltransferases That Participate in O-Linked Mannosylation and Are Required for Adhesion and Virulence

    Carol A. Munro;Steven Bates;Ed T. Buurman;H. Bleddyn Hughes

  • Chitin synthesis in human pathogenic fungi.

    Carol Anne Munro;Neil Andrew Robert Gow

  • Cell Wall Remodeling Enzymes Modulate Fungal Cell Wall Elasticity and Osmotic Stress Resistance

    Iuliana V. Ene;Louise A. Walker;Marion Schiavone;Marion Schiavone;Keunsook K. Lee

  • Differential Adaptation of Candida albicans In Vivo Modulates Immune Recognition by Dectin-1

    Mohlopheni J. Marakalala;Simon Vautier;Joanna Potrykus;Louise A. Walker

  • Candida albicans Pmr1p, a secretory pathway P-type Ca2+/Mn2+-ATPase, is required for glycosylation and virulence.

    Steven Bates;Donna M. MacCallum;Gwyneth Bertram;Carol A. Munro

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil A. R. Gow
Neil A. R. Gow University of Exeter
Alistair J. P. Brown
Alistair J. P. Brown University of Exeter
Donna M. MacCallum
Donna M. MacCallum University of Aberdeen
Christophe d'Enfert
Christophe d'Enfert Institut Pasteur
Frank C. Odds
Frank C. Odds University of Aberdeen
Gordon D. Brown
Gordon D. Brown University of Exeter
Héctor M. Mora-Montes
Héctor M. Mora-Montes Universidad de Guanajuato
Gordon Ramage
Gordon Ramage University of Glasgow
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Bernhard Hube
Bernhard Hube Leibniz Association

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