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ArticlemBio2026

The prebiotic inulin affects virulence factor expression in

Emer Hickey, Arnab Pradhan, Qinxi Ma, Ian Leaves, Annie Philip-Brookes, Seána Duggan, Jamie A Harvey, Ivy M Dambuza, Paulina Cherek, Raif Yuecel and 4 more

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Article in mBio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Emer HickeyMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8971-0310
Arnab PradhanMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4328-3912
Qinxi MaMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9892-4997
Ian LeavesMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-5612-9087
Annie Philip-BrookesMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Seána DugganMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6177-577X
Jamie A HarveyMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Ivy M DambuzaMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6556-6476
Paulina CherekBioimaging Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0006-7819-613X
Raif YuecelExeter Centre for Cytomics, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2890-0049
Christophe d'EnfertUnité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6235-3886
Neil A R GowMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2776-5850
Gordon D BrownMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0287-5383
Alistair J P BrownMRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1406-4251

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche ANR-10-LABX-62-IBEIDMedical Research Council MR/M026663/2Medical Research Council MR/N006364/2: MR/V033417/1Wellcome Trust 217163/Z/19/Z: 224323/Z/21/Z: 200208/A/15/Z: 215599/Z/19/Z: 217163/Z/19/ZWellcome Trust 218247/Z/19/ZWellcome Trust 224323/Z/21/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dietary supplementation with prebiotics such as inulin has been associated with a broad range of health benefits. However, the effects of inulin on the opportunistic fungal pathogen

Indexed as

Candida albicansGene Expression Regulation, FungalInulinPrebioticsVirulence FactorsAnimalsAntifungal AgentsCaco-2 CellsCell AdhesionCell WallHumansHyphaeVirulenceAntifungal AgentsInulinPrebioticsVirulence FactorsCandida albicansinulinprebioticsvirulence factors

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PMID42132389
PMCPMC13251390

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