Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The gut microbiota plays an important role in host metabolism, immunity, digestibility and even a behavior. Candida spec. is common resident of the gastrointestinal tract and integral part of the microbiota. Number of 101 to 103 fungal cells per g stool are considered as normal range. However, when mucosal surface is disrupted or host immunity is compromised, life-threatening invasive infection can ensue.Objec...