Quorum sensing exists widely in all kinds of microorganisms and is a communication
channel for microorganisms. Many bacterial processes, including virulence factor …

Only few Candida species, eg, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida dubliniensis,
and Candida parapsilosis, are successful colonizers of a human host. Under certain …

The theory of persisting independent and isolated regarding microorganisms is no longer
accepted. To survive and reproduce they have developed several communication platforms …

Microbial cells do not live in isolation in their environment, but rather they communicate with
each other using chemical signals. This sophisticated mode of cell-to-cell signalling, known …

Candida species are part of the normal flora of humans, but once the immune system of the
host is impaired and they escape from commensal niches, they shift from commensal to …

Candida albicans is a commonly found member of the human microflora and is a major
human opportunistic fungal pathogen. A perturbation of the microbiome can lead to …

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 …

Candida albicans is a commensal member of the human microbiota that colonizes multiple
niches in the body including the skin, oral cavity, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary …

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 aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the QS molecule farnesol on single and
mixed species biofilms formed by Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans. The anti …