Development and regulation of single- and multi-species Candida albicans biofilms

MB Lohse, M Gulati, AD Johnson… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Candida albicans is among the most prevalent fungal species of the human microbiota and
asymptomatically colonizes healthy individuals. However, it is also an opportunistic …

[HTML][HTML] Methodologies for in vitro and in vivo evaluation of efficacy of antifungal and antibiofilm agents and surface coatings against fungal biofilms

P Van Dijck, J Sjollema, BPA Cammue, K Lagrou… - Microbial Cell, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Unlike superficial fungal infections of the skin and nails, which are the most common fungal
diseases in humans, invasive fungal infections carry high morbidity and mortality …

Candida auris forms high-burden biofilms in skin niche conditions and on porcine skin

MV Horton, CJ Johnson, JF Kernien, TD Patel, BC Lam… - MSphere, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Emerging pathogen Candida auris causes nosocomial outbreaks of life-threatening invasive
candidiasis. It is unclear how this species colonizes skin and spreads in health care …

In Vitro Culturing and Screening of Candida albicans Biofilms

M Gulati, MB Lohse, CL Ennis… - Current protocols in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Candida albicans is a normal member of the human microbiota that asymptomatically
colonizes healthy individuals, however it is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause …

Probiotic Yeasts Inhibit Virulence of Non-albicans Candida Species

L Kunyeit, NK Kurrey, KA Anu-Appaiah, RP Rao - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Systemic infections of Candida species pose a significant threat to public health. Toxicity
associated with current therapies and emergence of resistant strains present major …

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 …

Combination of Antifungal Drugs and Protease Inhibitors Prevent Candida albicans Biofilm Formation and Disrupt Mature Biofilms

MB Lohse, M Gulati, CS Craik, AD Johnson… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms formed by the fungal pathogen Candida albicans are resistant to many of the
antifungal agents commonly used in the clinic. Previous reports suggest that protease …

Augmenting the Activity of Chlorhexidine for Decolonization of Candida auris from Porcine skin

CJ Johnson, EF Eix, BC Lam, KM Wartman, JJ Meudt… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida auris readily colonizes skin and efficiently spreads among patients in healthcare
settings worldwide. Given the capacity of this drug-resistant fungal pathogen to cause …

The protein kinase Ire1 impacts pathogenicity of Candida albicans by regulating homeostatic adaptation to endoplasmic reticulum stress

S Sircaik, E Román, P Bapat, KK Lee… - Cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The unfolded protein response (UPR), crucial for the maintenance of endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) homeostasis, is tied to the regulation of multiple cellular processes in pathogenic fungi …

Genetic analysis of the Candida albicans biofilm transcription factor network using simple and complex haploinsufficiency

VE Glazier, T Murante, D Murante, K Koselny… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Biofilm formation by Candida albicans is a key aspect of its pathobiology and is regulated by
an integrated network of transcription factors (Bcr1, Brg1, Efg1, Ndt80, Rob1, and Tec1). To …