Biofilm formation is often considered the underlying reason why treatment with an
antimicrobial agent fails and as an estimated 65–80% of all human infections is thought to …

The number of indwelling medical devices is escalating, and an increasing proportion of
device-related infections are being caused by Candida spp. Candida spp. produce biofilms …

Oral microbiota contribute to health and disease, and their disruption may influence the
course of oral diseases. Here, we used pyrosequencing to characterize the oral bacteriome …

Although a number of fungal species belonging to the genus C andida can cause acute
vulvovaginal infection (VVC), C andida albicans is by far the most prevalent etiological …

Bacterial populations produce a small number of dormant persister cells that exhibit
multidrug tolerance. All resistance mechanisms do essentially the same thing: prevent the …

Candida albicans is both a member of the healthy human microbiome and a major pathogen
in immunocompromised individuals. Infections are typically treated with azole inhibitors of …

Research has clarified the properties required for polymers that resist bacterial colonisation
for use in medical devices. The increase in antibiotic-resistant microorganisms has …

Candida albicans readily forms biofilms on the surface on indwelling medical devices, and
these biofilms serve as a source of local and systemic infections. It is estimated that 27% of …

Quorum sensing (QS) is one of the most studied cell-cell communication mechanisms in
fungi. Research in the last 20 years has explored various fungal QS systems that are …

Like other microorganisms, free-living Candida albicans is mainly present in a three-
dimensional multicellular structure, which is called a biofilm, rather than in a planktonic form …