Highlights in pathogenic fungal biofilms

JDCO Sardi, NDS Pitangui… - Revista iberoamericana …, 2014 - Elsevier
A wide variety of fungi have demonstrated the ability to colonize surfaces and form biofilms.
Most studies on fungal biofilms have focused on Candida albicans and more recently …

Biofilms formed by Candida albicans bloodstream isolates display phenotypic and transcriptional heterogeneity that are associated with resistance and pathogenicity

L Sherry, R Rajendran, DF Lappin, E Borghi… - BMC microbiology, 2014 - Springer
Background Candida albicans infections have become increasingly recognised as being
biofilm related. Recent studies have shown that there is a relationship between biofilm …

[HTML][HTML] Culture media profoundly affect Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis growth, adhesion and biofilm development

MM Weerasekera, GK Wijesinghe… - Memorias do Instituto …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
As there are sparse data on the impact of growth media on the phenomenon of biofilm
development for Candida we evaluated the efficacy of three culture media on growth …

Divergent Approaches to Virulence in C. albicans and C. glabrata: Two Sides of the Same Coin

M Galocha, P Pais, M Cavalheiro, D Pereira… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans and Candida glabrata are the two most prevalent etiologic agents of
candidiasis worldwide. Although both are recognized as pathogenic, their choice of …

Adhesins in Candida glabrata

B Timmermans, A De Las Peñas, I Castaño… - Journal of Fungi, 2018 - mdpi.com
The human fungal pathogen Candida glabrata is causing more and more problems in
hospitals, as this species shows an intrinsic antifungal drug resistance or rapidly becomes …

A microplate‐based Response Surface Methodology model for growth optimization and biofilm formation on polystyrene polymeric material in a Candida albicans and …

P Ashrit, B Sadanandan… - Polymers for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm formation is one of the crucial factors for virulence in Candida albicans, Escherichia
coli and their polymicrobial biofilm formed on medical prosthetics. In this study, high biofilm …

Evolution of the complex transcription network controlling biofilm formation in Candida species

E Mancera, I Nocedal, S Hammel, M Gulati, KF Mitchell… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
We examine how a complex transcription network composed of seven 'master'regulators
and hundreds of target genes evolved over a span of approximately 70 million years. The …

Silver nanoparticles in denture adhesive: An antimicrobial approach against Candida albicans

LCF Peralta, NLM Almeida, FML Pontes, D Rinaldo… - Journal of Dentistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the antimicrobial potential of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs)
synthesized using three different routes (ultraviolet light, Turkevich, and green chemistry …

Inhibition of Biofilm Formation by Candida albicans and Polymicrobial Microorganisms by Nepodin via Hyphal-Growth Suppression

JH Lee, YG Kim, SK Khadke, A Yamano… - ACS infectious …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast and is responsible for candidiasis. It
readily colonizes host tissues and implant devices, and forms biofilms, which play an …

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of prenylated flavanones from Macaranga tanarius

JH Lee, YG Kim, SK Khadke, A Yamano, JT Woo, J Lee - Phytomedicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The emergence of antibiotic resistant microorganisms presents a worldwide
problem that requires novel antibiotic and non-antibiotic strategies, and biofilm formation is a …