Environmental pH modulates biofilm formation and matrix composition in Candida albicans and Candida glabrata

B Gonçalves, L Fernandes, M Henriques, S Silva - Biofouling, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Candida species are fungal opportunistic pathogens capable of colonizing and infecting
various human anatomical sites, where they have to adapt to distinct niche-specific pH …

Biofilm inhibiting properties of compounds from the leaves of Warburgia ugandensis Sprague subsp ugandensis against Candida and staphylococcal biofilms

PN Kipanga, M Liu, SK Panda, AH Mai… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Warburgia ugandensis Sprague subspecies
ugandensis is a plant widely distributed in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. In humans …

[HTML][HTML] Role of SFP1 in the Regulation of Candida albicans Biofilm Formation

HF Chen, CY Lan - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Candida albicans is a major human fungal pathogen. One of the important features of C.
albicans pathogenicity is the ability to form biofilms on mucosal surfaces and indwelling …

[HTML][HTML] A Novel Antifungal Is Active against Candida albicans Biofilms and Inhibits Mutagenic Acetaldehyde Production In Vitro

MT Nieminen, L Novak-Frazer, V Rautemaa… - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The ability of C. albicans to form biofilms is a major virulence factor and a challenge for
management. This is evident in biofilm-associated chronic oral-oesophageal candidosis …

Chemogenomic profiling of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans

Y Chen, J Mallick, A Maqnas, Y Sun… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
There is currently a small number of classes of antifungal drugs, and these drugs are known
to target a very limited set of cellular functions. We derived a set of approximately 900 …

[HTML][HTML] Acetate modulates the inhibitory effect of Lactobacillus gasseri against the pathogenic yeasts Candida albicans and Candida glabrata

NA Pedro, G Fontebasso, SN Pinto, M Alves… - Microbial Cell, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The exploration of the interference prompted by commensal bacteria over fungal pathogens
is an interesting alternative to develop new therapies. In this work we scrutinized how the …

[HTML][HTML] A Murine Model of Candida glabrata Vaginitis Shows No Evidence of an Inflammatory Immunopathogenic Response

EE Nash, BM Peters, EA Lilly, MC Noverr, PL Fidel Jr - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Candida glabrata is the second most common organism isolated from women with
vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), particularly in women with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus …

[HTML][HTML] Generational distribution of a Candida glabrata population: Resilient old cells prevail, while younger cells dominate in the vulnerable host

T Bouklas, L Alonso-Crisóstomo, T Székely Jr… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Similar to other yeasts, the human pathogen Candida glabrata ages when it undergoes
asymmetric, finite cell divisions, which determines its replicative lifespan. We sought to …

Effects of lactoferricin B against keratitis-associated fungal biofilms

J Sengupta, S Saha, A Khetan, SK Sarkar… - Journal of Infection and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Biofilms are considered as the most important developmental characteristics in ocular
infections. Biofilm eradication is a major challenge today to overcome the incidence of drug …

[PDF][PDF] Cationic porphyrin-mediated photodynamic inactivation of Candida biofilms and the effect of miconazole

A Davies, S Gebremedhin, M Yee, RJ Padilla… - J Physiol …, 2016 - jpp.krakow.pl
The formation of biofilms by Candida and the increasing resistance of Candida species to
antifungals contribute to the high recurrence rates of denture stomatitis. This increase has …