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 …

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

Candidiasis is often associated with the formation of biofilms. Candida albicans biofilms are
inherently resistant to many clinical antifungal agents and have increasingly been found to …

Objectives Biofilm formation by Candida albicans poses an important therapeutic challenge
in human diseases. Typically, conventional antifungal agents encounter difficulty in treating …

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 …

Objective Poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) used as removable denture bases or
orthodontic appliances has relatively poor antimicrobial properties, which accelerate oral …

Invasive fungal infections caused by Candida spp. remain the most predominant nosocomial
fungal infections. Owing to the increased use of antifungal agents, resistance of Candida …

Damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) is an aromatic medicinal plant rich in bioactive
compounds with high value in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Knowledge …

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 …