Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections account for 15 to 50% of fatal bloodstream infections annually. These disseminated infections often arise without a defined portal of entry into the host but cause high rates of mortality. The fungus Candida albicans and the Gram-positive bacterium S. aureus can form polymicrobial biofilms on epithelial tissue, facilitated by the C. albicans adhesin encoded by ALS3 .
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