Candida albicans, along with other closely related Candida species, are the primary
causative agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)—a multifactorial infectious disease of …

Candida species, including C. albicans, are part of the mucosal flora of most healthy women,
and inhabit the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Under favourable conditions, they …

Understanding how microbial pathogens adapt to treatments, humans and clinical
environments is key to infer mechanisms of virulence, transmission and drug resistance …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-np)
on initiation adhesion and agglutinin-like sequence (ALS) 1 and ALS3 gene expression …

The present study evaluated whether the oxidative stress caused by antimicrobial
photodynamic therapy (aPDT) affects the expression of C. albicans genes related to …

Candida species are opportunistic pathogens which can cause conditions ranging from
simple mucocutaneous infections to fungemia and death in immunosuppressed and …

Protocatechuic acid (PCA) and protocatechuic aldehyde (PAL) are important phenolic
compounds in plants. We here investigated their possible beneficial effect against fungal …

Candida albicans is the most common fungal pathogen. Recently, drug resistance of C.
albicans is increasingly severe. Hsp90 is a promising antifungal target to overcome this …

Introduction. Candida spp. are commensal fungal pathogens of humans, but when there is
an imbalance in the microbiota, or weak host immunity, these yeasts can become …

Background and Purpose: Candida albicans (C. albicans) is an opportunistic fungus that
can colonize women's mucosal epithelial cell surfaces, causing vulvovaginitis in specific …