Adapting to survive: How Candida overcomes host-imposed constraints during human colonization

R Alves, C Barata-Antunes, M Casal, AJP Brown… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Successful human colonizers such as Candida pathogens have evolved distinct strategies
to survive and proliferate within the human host. These include sophisticated mechanisms to …

Candida glabrata Antifungal Resistance and Virulence Factors, a Perfect Pathogenic Combination

MG Frías-De-León, R Hernández-Castro… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, a progressive increase in the incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs)
caused by Candida glabrata has been observed. The objective of this literature review was …

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 …

Fun (gi) omics: Advanced and diverse technologies to explore emerging fungal pathogens and define mechanisms of antifungal resistance

B Ball, M Langille, J Geddes-McAlister - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The landscape of infectious fungal agents includes previously unidentified or rare
pathogens with the potential to cause unprecedented casualties in biodiversity, food …

Polymicrobial Biofilm Dynamics of Multidrug-Resistant Candida albicans and Ampicillin-Resistant Escherichia coli and Antimicrobial Inhibition by Aqueous Garlic …

P Ashrit, B Sadanandan, K Shetty… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The polymicrobial biofilm of C. albicans with E. coli exhibits a dynamic interspecies
interaction and is refractory to conventional antimicrobials. In this study, a high biofilm …

Nanocarriers of Miconazole or Fluconazole: Effects on Three-Species Candida Biofilms and Cytotoxic Effects In Vitro

ACM Caldeirão, HC Araujo, LS Arias… - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The contribution of different Candida species in oral fungal infections has stimulated the
search for more effective therapies. This study assessed the antibiofilm effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time monitoring of biofilm growth identifies andrographolide as a potent antifungal compound eradicating Candida biofilms

M Žiemytė, JC Rodríguez-Díaz, MP Ventero-Martín… - Biofilm, 2023 - Elsevier
Candida species cause life-threatening infections with high morbidity and mortality rates and
their resistance to conventional therapy is closely linked to biofilm formation. Thus, the …

Host–pathogen interaction in Candida glabrata infection: current knowledge and implications for antifungal therapy

M Rasheed, A Battu, R Kaur - Expert Review of Anti-infective …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida glabrata poses a clinical challenge
in the successful treatment of invasive Candida infections, owing to its low inherent …

Associations between self-reported psychological symptom severity and gut microbiota: further support for the microgenderome

M Ganci, E Suleyman, H Butt, M Ball - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Research into the brain-gut-microbiota axis (BGMA) continues to reveal
associations between gut microbiota (GM) and psychological symptom expression, inspiring …

Sterol Composition Modulates the Response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Iron Deficiency

T Jordá, N Rozès, S Puig - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Iron is a vital micronutrient that functions as an essential cofactor in multiple biological
processes, including oxygen transport, cellular respiration, and metabolic pathways, such as …