Candida albicans biofilms and polymicrobial interactions

NO Ponde, L Lortal, G Ramage, JR Naglik… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Candida albicans is a common fungus of the human microbiota. While generally a harmless
commensal in healthy individuals, several factors can lead to its overgrowth and cause a …

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 …

Microbial biofilms in pulmonary and critical care diseases

AA Boisvert, MP Cheng, DC Sheppard… - Annals of the American …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Microbial biofilms can colonize medical devices and human tissues, and their role in
microbial pathogenesis is now well established. Not only are biofilms ubiquitous in natural …

Lactobacillus rhamnosus inhibits Candida albicans virulence factors in vitro and modulates immune system in Galleria mellonella

FC Ribeiro, PP De Barros, RD Rossoni… - Journal of applied …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential anti‐Candida effects of Lactobacillus
rhamnosus ATCC 9595 on Candida albicans ATCC 18804 using in vitro and in vivo models …

Transcriptional Circuits Regulating Developmental Processes in Candida albicans

DL Rodriguez, MM Quail, AD Hernday… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Candida albicans is a commensal member of the human microbiota that colonizes multiple
niches in the body including the skin, oral cavity, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary …

Antimicrobial Activity of the Peptide LfcinB15 against Candida albicans

CK Chang, MC Kao, CY Lan - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactoferricin (Lfcin) is an amphipathic, cationic peptide derived from proteolytic cleavage of
the N-lobe of lactoferrin (Lf). Lfcin and its derivatives possess broad-spectrum antibacterial …

Synergistic antibiofilm effects of pseudolaric acid A combined with fluconazole against Candida albicans via inhibition of adhesion and yeast-to-hypha transition

B Zhu, Z Li, H Yin, J Hu, Y Xue, G Zhang… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida albicans biofilms are resistant to several clinical antifungal agents. Thus, it is
necessary to develop new antibiofilm intervention measures. Pseudolaric acid A (PAA), a …

Candida albicans Sfp1 Is Involved in the Cell Wall and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Responses Induced by Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37

CM Hsu, YL Liao, CK Chang, CY Lan - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans is a commensal fungus of humans but can cause infections, particularly in
immunocompromised individuals, ranging from superficial to life-threatening systemic …

Anticandidal Effect and Mechanisms of Monoterpenoid, Perillyl Alcohol against Candida albicans

MA Ansari, Z Fatima, S Hameed - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
This study explored the antifungal potential of perillyl alcohol (PA), a natural monoterpene
alcohol, against most prevalent human fungal pathogen C. albicans, its clinical isolates and …

Regulatory network controls microbial biofilm development, with Candida albicans as a representative: from adhesion to dispersal

Z Xu, T Huang, M Du, T Soteyome, H Lan, W Hong… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microorganisms mainly exist in the form of biofilm in nature. Biofilm can contaminate food
and drinking water system, as well as cause chronic wound infections, thereby posing a …