The epidemiology of Candida species in the Middle East and North Africa

S Ghazi, R Rafei, M Osman, D El Safadi… - Journal de Mycologie …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the epidemiology of invasive candidiasis (IC) has progressively changed
worldwide. This notably includes emergence of several Candida species. Although some …

Burden of fungal infections in Algeria

M Chekiri-Talbi, DW Denning - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology …, 2017 - Springer
We report for the first time in Algeria and provide burden estimates. We searched for existing
data and estimated the incidence and prevalence of fungal diseases based on the …

Antioxidant properties, antimicrobial and anti-adhesive activities of DCS1 lipopeptides from Bacillus methylotrophicus DCS1

N Jemil, H Ben Ayed, A Manresa, M Nasri, N Hmidet - BMC microbiology, 2017 - Springer
Background The present work aims to investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities
as well as the potential of DCS1 lipopeptides produced by Bacillus methylotrophicus DCS1 …

Optimizing the production of the biosurfactant lichenysin and its application in biofilm control

J Coronel‐León, AM Marqués, J Bastida… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Aims Apply response surface methodology (RSM) to develop and optimize an economical
medium for lichenysin production, which is a surfactant produced by Bacillus licheniformis …

New advances on the Brettanomyces bruxellensis biofilm mode of life

M Lebleux, H Abdo, C Coelho, L Basmaciyan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The wine spoilage yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis can be found at several steps in the
winemaking process due to its resistance to multiple stress conditions. The ability to form …

Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (PACT), using Toluidine blue O inhibits the viability of biofilm produced by Candida albicans at different stages of …

AP Pinto, IB Rosseti, ML Carvalho, BGM da Silva… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungus producing both superficial and
systemic infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals. It has been …

Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (PACT) using methylene blue inhibits the viability of the biofilm produced by Candida albicans

L de Carvalho Leonel, ML Carvalho… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background: Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungus, an etiological agent of human
infections, presenting high rates of morbidity and mortality. The resistance of C. albicans to …

Antifungal activity of chitosan-coated poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles containing amphotericin B

DB Ludwig, LEA de Camargo, NM Khalil, ME Auler… - Mycopathologia, 2018 - Springer
Amphotericin B (AmB) is one of the most used drugs for the treatment of systemic fungal
infections; however, the treatment causes several toxic manifestations, including …

Synergistic fungicidal activity with low doses of eugenol and amphotericin B against Candida albicans

SN Khan, S Khan, L Misba, M Sharief, A Hashmi… - Biochemical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Candida albicans frequently causes variety of superficial and invasive disseminated
infections in HIV infected patients. Further, the emergence of non albicans species causing …

Antifungal activity of amphotericin B and voriconazole against the biofilms and biofilm-dispersed cells of Candida albicans employing a newly developed in vitro …

M El-Azizi, N Farag, N Khardori - Annals of Clinical Microbiology and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Candida albicans is a common cause of a variety of superficial and invasive
disseminated infections the majority of which are associated with biofilm growth on …