Candida species cause frequent infections owing to their ability to form biofilms—surface-
associated microbial communities—primarily on implanted medical devices. Increasingly …

The Candida albicans cell wall maintains the structural integrity of the organism in addtion to
providing a physical contact interface with the environment. The major components of the …

A biofilm is an organized, resilient group of microbes in which individual cells acquire
properties, such as drug resistance, that are distinct from those observed in suspension …

The agglutinin-like sequence (ALS) family of Candida albicans includes eight genes that
encode large cell-surface glycoproteins. The high degree of sequence relatedness between …

Fungi are nonmotile eukaryotes that rely on their adhesins for selective interaction with the
environment and with other fungal cells. Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-cross-linked …

Most cases of candidiasis have been attributed to Candida albicans, but Candida glabrata,
Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis, designated as non-C. albicans Candida …

Background Candida albicans infections are often associated with biofilm formation.
Previous work demonstrated that the expression of HWP1 (hyphal wall protein) and of genes …

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 …

Candida albicans ALS3 encodes a large cell-surface glycoprotein that has adhesive
properties. Immunostaining of cultured C. albicans germ tubes showed that Als3p is …

Candida biofilm development can be influenced by diverse factors such as substrate, culture
medium, carbohydrate source and pH. We have analysed biofilm formation of Candida …