[HTML][HTML] Antifungal drug-resistance mechanisms in Candida biofilms

J Kaur, CJ Nobile - Current opinion in microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
current knowledge of antifungal drug-resistance mechanisms occurring in Candida biofilms.
… The resistance and tolerance of fungal biofilms to standard antifungal drugs is complex and …

Aspergillus fumigatus biofilms: Toward understanding how growth as a multicellular network increases antifungal resistance and disease progression

KA Morelli, JD Kerkaert, RA Cramer - PLoS Pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… the multicellular filamentous fungal mycelium to fully understand its role in … our current
understanding of the form and function of A. fumigatus biofilms and identify key gaps in knowledge

Microbial biofilms in nature: unlocking their potential for agricultural applications

A Pandit, A Adholeya, D Cahill, L Brau… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… explores the current understanding of naturally occurring microbial biofilms, and their
interaction with biotic surfaces, especially AMF. The possible roles played by bacterial biofilms and …

Candida Biofilms: An Update on Developmental Mechanisms and Therapeutic Challenges

PP de Barros, RD Rossoni, CM de Souza, L Scorzoni… - Mycopathologia, 2020 - Springer
yeast cells and/or pieces of the biofilm from its mature form. This allows for the circulation and
establishment of the biofilms … involved in the dispersion of cells from the biofilm [30, 56]. A …

Candida albicans biofilms and polymicrobial interactions

NO Ponde, L Lortal, G Ramage, JR Naglik… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
… rates, making biofilm-associated infections a major clinical challenge. Here, we review the
current knowledge of the processes involved in C. albicans biofilm formation and development…

Bioactive peptides against fungal biofilms

KGN Oshiro, G Rodrigues, BED Monges… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
… limited number of effective antifungal agents available on … fungal cells and biofilms. In this
context, an alternative strategy is the use of antifungal peptides (AFPs) against fungal biofilms. …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of filamentous fungi in drinking water: their role on fungal-bacterial biofilm formation

TB Afonso, LC Simões, N Lima - Research in microbiology, 2021 - Elsevier
fungi in water distribution systems along with the current knowledge and gaps about filamentous
fungal biofilm … Special focus is given on fungal-bacterial interactions in water biofilms. …

Fungal biofilm architecture produces hypoxic microenvironments that drive antifungal resistance

CH Kowalski, KA Morelli, D Schultz… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
biofilms increases antifungal drug resistance. Our results define a previously unknown
mechanistic link between filamentous fungal biofilm physiology and contemporary antifungal drug …

Fungal biofilm morphology impacts hypoxia fitness and disease progression

CH Kowalski, JD Kerkaert, KW Liu, MC Bond… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
… d,e, Representative side-view slices of submerged fungal biofilms reveal that altered biofilm
fungal biofilms revealing that hrmA and cgnA are necessary for the collapse in biofilm

Candida albicans biofilm growth and dispersal: contributions to pathogenesis

G Wall, D Montelongo-Jauregui, BV Bonifacio… - Current opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
… cells called biofilms, on indwelling medical devices [3]. Research on C. albicans biofilms
is … to contribute new aspects to our understanding of the biofilm life cycle and its clinical …