Candida Biofilms: Threats, Challenges, and Promising Strategies

M Cavalheiro, MC Teixeira - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Candida species are fungal pathogens known for their ability to cause superficial and
systemic infections in the human host. These pathogens are able to persist inside the host …

Candida parapsilosis Virulence and Antifungal Resistance Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review of Key Determinants

J Branco, IM Miranda, AG Rodrigues - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Candida parapsilosis is the second most common Candida species isolated in Asia,
Southern Europe, and Latin America and is often involved in invasive infections that …

Candida parapsilosis: from genes to the bedside

R Tóth, J Nosek, HM Mora-Montes… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Patients with suppressed immunity are at the highest risk for hospital-acquired infections.
Among these, invasive candidiasis is the most prevalent systemic fungal nosocomial …

Candida Species Biofilms' Antifungal Resistance

S Silva, CF Rodrigues, D Araújo, ME Rodrigues… - Journal of Fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
Candida infections (candidiasis) are the most prevalent opportunistic fungal infection on
humans and, as such, a major public health problem. In recent decades, candidiasis has …

The Candida pathogenic species complex

SA Turner, G Butler - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Candida species are the most common causes of fungal infection. Approximately 90% of
infections are caused by five species: Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida …

Fungal biofilms, drug resistance, and recurrent infection

JV Desai, AP Mitchell… - Cold Spring …, 2014 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
A biofilm is a surface-associated microbial community. Diverse fungi are capable of biofilm
growth. The significance of this growth form for infection biology is that biofilm formation on …

A common vesicle proteome drives fungal biofilm development

R Zarnowski, H Sanchez, A Jaromin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Extracellular vesicles mediate community interactions among cells ranging from unicellular
microbes to complex vertebrates. Extracellular vesicles of the fungal pathogen Candida …

Candida parapsilosis is a significant neonatal pathogen: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Pammi, L Holland, G Butler, A Gacser… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Candida is the third most common cause of late-onset neonatal sepsis in
infants born at< 1500 g. Candida parapsilosis infections are increasingly reported in preterm …

Portrait of Candida species biofilm regulatory network genes

D Araújo, M Henriques, S Silva - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
Most cases of candidiasis have been attributed to Candida albicans, but Candida glabrata,
Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis, designated as non-C. albicans Candida …

Changes in the Sclerotinia sclerotiorum transcriptome during infection of Brassica napus

S Seifbarghi, MH Borhan, Y Wei, C Coutu, SJ Robinson… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes stem rot in Brassica napus, which leads to
lodging and severe yield losses. Although recent studies have explored significant progress …