Plant root-microbe communication in shaping root microbiomes

A Lareen, F Burton, P Schäfer - Plant molecular biology, 2016 - Springer
A growing body of research is highlighting the impacts root-associated microbial
communities can have on plant health and development. These impacts can include …

Antifungal therapy: new advances in the understanding and treatment of mycosis

L Scorzoni, ACA de Paula e Silva, CM Marcos… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The high rates of morbidity and mortality caused by fungal infections are associated with the
current limited antifungal arsenal and the high toxicity of the compounds. Additionally …

Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for control of microbial biofilms: a review

MA Dos Santos Ramos, PB Da Silva… - International journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Since the dawn of civilization, it has been understood that pathogenic microorganisms
cause infectious conditions in humans, which at times, may prove fatal. Among the different …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical signaling involved in plant–microbe interactions

FO Chagas, R de Cassia Pessotti… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Microorganisms are found everywhere, and they are closely associated with plants.
Because the establishment of any plant–microbe association involves chemical …

Fungal biofilm resistance

G Ramage, R Rajendran, L Sherry… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal biofilm infections have become increasingly recognised as a significant clinical
problem. One of the major reasons behind this is the impact that these have upon treatment …

Systematic screens of a Candida albicans homozygous deletion library decouple morphogenetic switching and pathogenicity

SM Noble, S French, LA Kohn, V Chen, AD Johnson - Nature genetics, 2010 - nature.com
Candida albicans is the most common cause of serious fungal disease in humans. Creation
of isogenic null mutants of this diploid organism, which requires sequential gene targeting …

Regulatory circuitry governing fungal development, drug resistance, and disease

RS Shapiro, N Robbins, LE Cowen - Microbiology and molecular …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pathogenic fungi have become a leading cause of human mortality due to the increasing
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …

Fungal biofilms and polymicrobial diseases

CB Costa-Orlandi, JCO Sardi, NS Pitangui… - Journal of Fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
Biofilm formation is an important virulence factor for pathogenic fungi. Both yeasts and
filamentous fungi can adhere to biotic and abiotic surfaces, developing into highly organized …

Our current understanding of fungal biofilms

G Ramage, E Mowat, B Jones, C Williams… - Critical reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Fungal biofilms are an escalating clinical problem associated with significant rates of
mortality. Candida albicans is the most notorious of all fungal biofilm formers. However, non …

Effect of Farnesol on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility

MA Jabra-Rizk, TF Meiller, CE James… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is among the leading pathogens causing bloodstream infections
able to form biofilms on host tissue and indwelling medical devices and to persist and cause …