Oral candidiasis: A disease of opportunity

T Vila, AS Sultan, D Montelongo-Jauregui… - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oral candidiasis, commonly referred to as “thrush,” is an opportunistic fungal infection that
commonly affects the oral mucosa. The main causative agent, Candida albicans, is a highly …

Bacterial-fungal interactions: hyphens between agricultural, clinical, environmental, and food microbiologists

P Frey-Klett, P Burlinson, A Deveau… - Microbiology and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria and fungi can form a range of physical associations that depend on various modes
of molecular communication for their development and functioning. These bacterial-fungal …

Epidemiology and etiology of denture stomatitis

L Gendreau, ZG Loewy - Journal of Prosthodontics: Implant …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Denture stomatitis, a common disorder affecting denture wearers, is characterized as
inflammation and erythema of the oral mucosal areas covered by the denture. Despite its …

Candida albicans and Staphylococcus Species: A Threatening Twosome

H Carolus, K Van Dyck, P Van Dijck - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Candida albicans and Staphylococcus species are, respectively, the most common fungal
and bacterial agents isolated from bloodstream infections, worldwide. Moreover, it has been …

Polymicrobial interactions: impact on pathogenesis and human disease

BM Peters, MA Jabra-Rizk, GA O'May… - Clinical microbiology …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microorganisms coexist in a complex milieu of bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viruses on or
within the human body, often as multifaceted polymicrobial biofilm communities at mucosal …

Commensal protection of Staphylococcus aureus against antimicrobials by Candida albicans biofilm matrix

EF Kong, C Tsui, S Kucharíková, D Andes, P Van Dijck… - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biofilm-associated polymicrobial infections, particularly those involving fungi and bacteria,
are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality and tend to be challenging to treat …

Interaction of Candida albicans with host cells: virulence factors, host defense, escape strategies, and the microbiota

S Höfs, S Mogavero, B Hube - Journal of microbiology, 2016 - Springer
The interaction between Candida albicans and its host cells is characterized by a complex
interplay between the expression of fungal virulence factors, which results in adherence …

Relationships between oral microecosystem and respiratory diseases

J Dong, W Li, Q Wang, J Chen, Y Zu… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Oral microecosystem is a very complicated ecosystem that is located in the mouth and
comprises oral microbiome, diverse anatomic structures of oral cavity, saliva and …

Medically important bacterial–fungal interactions

AY Peleg, DA Hogan, E Mylonakis - Nature reviews microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Whether it is in the setting of disease or in a healthy state, the human body contains a
diverse range of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. The interactions between …

[PDF][PDF] Candida-associated denture stomatitis

C Salerno, M Pascale, M Contaldo, V Esposito… - Med Oral Patol Oral Cir …, 2011 - core.ac.uk
Candida albicans is a dimorphic yeast strongly gram positive able to live as normal
commensal organism in the oral cavity of healthy people. It is the yeast more frequently …