Candida species are fungal pathogens known for their ability to cause superficial and
systemic infections in the human host. These pathogens are able to persist inside the host …

Fluconazole has characteristics that make it widely used in the clinical treatment of C.
albicans infections. However, fluconazole has only a fungistatic activity in C. albicans …

Bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi establish a complex ecosystem in the gut. Like other
microbiota, gut mycobiota plays an indispensable role in modulating intestinal physiology …

When microorganisms live together in high numbers, they need to communicate with each
other. To achieve cell–cell communication, microorganisms secrete molecules called …

Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a common gynecological disease. Candida
albicans is believed to be mainly implicated in VVC occurrence, the biofilm of which is one of …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The use of plant extracts and their phytochemicals as
candidates for targeting the microbial resistance inhibition is increasingly focused in last …

The number of effective therapeutic strategies against biofilms is limited; development of
novel therapies is urgently needed to treat a variety of biofilm-associated infections. Quorum …

Candida albicans is a successful colonizer of the human host, which can, under certain
circumstances cause a range of clinically diverse infections. Important virulence-associated …

An increasing number of people is affected by fungal biofilm-based infections, which are
resistant to the majority of currently-used antifungal drugs. Such infections are often caused …

The present in vitro study examined the effects of the quorum-sensing molecules farnesol
and tyrosol on the development of Candida albicans biofilm in order to elucidate their role as …