Commensal Fungus Candida albicans Maintains a Long-Term Mutualistic Relationship with the Host To Modulate Gut Microbiota and Metabolism
ABSTRACT Candida albicans survives as a commensal fungus in the gastrointestinal tract, and that its excessive growth causes infections in immunosuppressed individuals is widely accepted.However, any mutualistic relationship that may exist between C.albicans and the host Ostivone remains undetermined.Here, we showed that a long-term feeding of C.al