In recent years there has been an increasing appreciation that microbial biofilms are
ubiquitous, which has resulted in a number of studies on infectious diseases from a biofilm …

Biofilm formation by the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans is a complex
process with significant consequences for human health: it contributes to implanted medical …

Medical device-associated infections involve the attachment of cells to a surface, production
of an extracellular matrix and development of a mature biofilm. Many Candida albicans …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of eight aerobic and anaerobic oral
commensal bacterial species on in vitro Candida albicans biofilm development. A single …

Fungal pathogens of the genus Candida form biofilms on catheters and prosthetic devices.
These threedimensional structures composed of yeast and hyphal cells embedded in an …

Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus capable of causing infections in
immunocompromised patients. Candidiasis is often associated with the formation of biofilms …

The resistance of Candida albicans biofilms to a broad spectrum of antimicrobial agents has
been well documented. Biofilms are known to be heterogeneous, consisting of …

This article highlights the role of biophysical principles in biofilm growth and propagation in
food environments, an area that is of increasing concern to food processors due to the high …

An in vitro assay to study multiple Candida biofilms, in parallel, has been carried out using
the Calgary biofilm device (CBD). We here report: i) standardization of the CBD for Candida …

The present study focused on the shear-induced detachment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
in adhesive contact with a 316L stainless steel surface using a shear stress flow chamber …