Candida parapsilosis is an emerging major human pathogen that has dramatically
increased in significance and prevalence over the past 2 decades, such that C. parapsilosis …

Candida is the major fungal pathogen of humans causing a variety of afflictions ranging from
superficial mucosal diseases to deep seated mycoses. Biofilm formation is a major virulence …

Candida tropicalis is a common species related to nosocomial candidemia and candiduria.
Most Candida spp. infections are associated with biofilm formation on implanted medical …

2, 3-bis (2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5-[(phenylamino) carbonyl]-2H-tetrazolium
hydroxide (XTT) reduction assay has been used to study Candida biofilm formation …

Biofilm formation is a major virulence attribute of Candida pathogenicity which contributes to
higher antifungal resistance. We investigated the roles of cell density and cellular aging on …

Candida albicans is a common, opportunistic, human fungal pathogen that causes a variety
of mucosal and systemic afflictions. It exists in nature both in the biofilm or the sessile phase …

Proteins that are covalently linked to the skeletal polysaccharides of the cell wall of Candida
albicans play a major role in the colonization of the vaginal mucosal surface, which may …

Aims: To evaluate the use of the modified Robbins device (MRD) to test disinfection
strategies against biofilms that form on oral medical devices and to test the biofilm removal …

In this study, we investigated the role of cellular iron status in hyphae and biofilm formation
in Candida albicans. Iron deprivation by a chelator, bathophenanthrolene disulfonic acid …

Candida albicans remains the fungal species most commonly associated with adherent
biofilm communities on both host tissues and medical devices, and a majority of infections …