Publication List
2024
Lee CWJ, Brisland A, Qu X, Horianopoulos LC, Hu G, Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Loss of Opi3 causes a lipid imbalance that influences the virulence traits of Cryptococcus neoformans but not cryptococcosis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol, doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1448229
2020
Costa ACBP, Back-Brito GN, Mayer FL, Hube B, Wilson D. Candida albicans Mrv8, is involved in epithelial damage and biofilm formation. FEMS Yeast Research, doi: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa033
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Cryptococcus neoformans. Trends in Microbiology, doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.10.003
2019
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. The Spectrum of Interactions between Cryptococcus neoformans and Bacteria. Journal of Fungi, doi: 10.3390/jof5020031
2018
Mayer FL, Sánchez-León E, Kronstad JW. A Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals a Role for Proteostasis in Capsule and Biofilm Formation by Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbial Cell, doi: 10.15698/mic2018.11.656
Cover image of Microbial Cell November 2018, Vol. 5, Issue 11
Press release by the Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia
2017
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Breaking the Bad: Bacillus Blocks Fungal Virulence Factors. Microbial Cell, doi: 10.15698/mic2017.11.599
Invited review article
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Disarming Fungal Pathogens: Bacillus safensis Inhibits Virulence Factor Production and Biofilm Formation by Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans. mBio, doi: 10.1128/mBio.01537-17
Recommended as 'exceptional' and 'very good' (7 stars) on F1000Prime
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Discovery of a Novel Antifungal Agent in the Pathogen Box. mSphere, doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00120-17
Press release by the American Society for Microbiology
Press release by the Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia
2016
Ding H*, Mayer FL*, Sánchez-León E*, de S. Araújo GR, Frases S, Kronstad JW. Networks of fibers and factors: regulation of capsule formation in Cryptococcus neoformans. F1000Res, doi: 10.12688/f1000research.8854.1
*Equal contribution
2014
Wilson D, Mayer FL, Miramón P, Citiulo F, Slesiona S, Jacobsen ID, Hube B. Distinct Roles of Candida albicans-Specific Genes in Host-Pathogen Interactions. Eukaryotic Cell, doi: 10.1128/EC.00051-14
Cover image of Eukaryot Cell August 2014, Vol. 13, Issue 8
2013
Mayer FL. In Person: Shadowboxing. Science Careers from the journal Science. October 09, 2013
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Hube B. Hsp21 Potentiates Antifungal Drug Tolerance in Candida albicans. PLOS ONE, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060417
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Hube B. Candida albicans pathogenicity mechanisms. Virulence, doi: 10.4161/viru.22913.
1017 citations, most read and most cited article from the journal Virulence
2012
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Jacobsen ID, Miramón P, Slesiona S, Bohovych IM, Brown AJP, Hube B. Small but Crucial: The Novel Small Heat Shock Protein Hsp21 Mediates Stress Adaptation and Virulence in Candida albicans. PLOS ONE, doi:10.1371/journal.pone. 0038584
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Jacobsen ID, Miramón P, Große K, Hube B. The Novel Candida albicans Transporter Dur31 Is a Multi-Stage Pathogenicity Factor. PLOS Pathogens, doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002592
Featured Research of this issue of PLOS Pathogens
Picture of the month in PLOS Pathogens, 03/12
Picture of the month in Laborjournal, 05/2012
Wilson D, Mayer F, Hube B. Gene Expression during the Distinct Stages of Candidiasis, p 283-298. In Calderone R, Clancy C (ed), Candida and Candidiasis, Second Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817176.ch18
2009
Wilson D, Thewes S, Zakikhany K, Fradin C, Albrecht A, Almeida R, Brunke S, Grosse K, Martin R, Mayer F, Leonhardt I, Schild L, Seider K, Skibbe M, Slesiona S, Waechtler B, Jacobsen I, Hube B. Identifying infection-associated genes of Candida albicans in the post-genomic era. FEMS Yeast Research, doi: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00524.x
Lee CWJ, Brisland A, Qu X, Horianopoulos LC, Hu G, Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Loss of Opi3 causes a lipid imbalance that influences the virulence traits of Cryptococcus neoformans but not cryptococcosis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol, doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1448229
2020
Costa ACBP, Back-Brito GN, Mayer FL, Hube B, Wilson D. Candida albicans Mrv8, is involved in epithelial damage and biofilm formation. FEMS Yeast Research, doi: 10.1093/femsyr/foaa033
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Cryptococcus neoformans. Trends in Microbiology, doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.10.003
2019
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. The Spectrum of Interactions between Cryptococcus neoformans and Bacteria. Journal of Fungi, doi: 10.3390/jof5020031
2018
Mayer FL, Sánchez-León E, Kronstad JW. A Chemical Genetic Screen Reveals a Role for Proteostasis in Capsule and Biofilm Formation by Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbial Cell, doi: 10.15698/mic2018.11.656
Cover image of Microbial Cell November 2018, Vol. 5, Issue 11
Press release by the Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia
2017
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Breaking the Bad: Bacillus Blocks Fungal Virulence Factors. Microbial Cell, doi: 10.15698/mic2017.11.599
Invited review article
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Disarming Fungal Pathogens: Bacillus safensis Inhibits Virulence Factor Production and Biofilm Formation by Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans. mBio, doi: 10.1128/mBio.01537-17
Recommended as 'exceptional' and 'very good' (7 stars) on F1000Prime
Mayer FL, Kronstad JW. Discovery of a Novel Antifungal Agent in the Pathogen Box. mSphere, doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00120-17
Press release by the American Society for Microbiology
Press release by the Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia
2016
Ding H*, Mayer FL*, Sánchez-León E*, de S. Araújo GR, Frases S, Kronstad JW. Networks of fibers and factors: regulation of capsule formation in Cryptococcus neoformans. F1000Res, doi: 10.12688/f1000research.8854.1
*Equal contribution
2014
Wilson D, Mayer FL, Miramón P, Citiulo F, Slesiona S, Jacobsen ID, Hube B. Distinct Roles of Candida albicans-Specific Genes in Host-Pathogen Interactions. Eukaryotic Cell, doi: 10.1128/EC.00051-14
Cover image of Eukaryot Cell August 2014, Vol. 13, Issue 8
2013
Mayer FL. In Person: Shadowboxing. Science Careers from the journal Science. October 09, 2013
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Hube B. Hsp21 Potentiates Antifungal Drug Tolerance in Candida albicans. PLOS ONE, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060417
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Hube B. Candida albicans pathogenicity mechanisms. Virulence, doi: 10.4161/viru.22913.
1017 citations, most read and most cited article from the journal Virulence
2012
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Jacobsen ID, Miramón P, Slesiona S, Bohovych IM, Brown AJP, Hube B. Small but Crucial: The Novel Small Heat Shock Protein Hsp21 Mediates Stress Adaptation and Virulence in Candida albicans. PLOS ONE, doi:10.1371/journal.pone. 0038584
Mayer FL, Wilson D, Jacobsen ID, Miramón P, Große K, Hube B. The Novel Candida albicans Transporter Dur31 Is a Multi-Stage Pathogenicity Factor. PLOS Pathogens, doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002592
Featured Research of this issue of PLOS Pathogens
Picture of the month in PLOS Pathogens, 03/12
Picture of the month in Laborjournal, 05/2012
Wilson D, Mayer F, Hube B. Gene Expression during the Distinct Stages of Candidiasis, p 283-298. In Calderone R, Clancy C (ed), Candida and Candidiasis, Second Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817176.ch18
2009
Wilson D, Thewes S, Zakikhany K, Fradin C, Albrecht A, Almeida R, Brunke S, Grosse K, Martin R, Mayer F, Leonhardt I, Schild L, Seider K, Skibbe M, Slesiona S, Waechtler B, Jacobsen I, Hube B. Identifying infection-associated genes of Candida albicans in the post-genomic era. FEMS Yeast Research, doi: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00524.x
