Objective Microbial dysbiosis and microbiome‐induced inflammation may play a role in the
etiopathogenesis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Candida albicans (C. albicans) …

Curcumin is one of the important natural compounds that is extracted from turmeric. This
compound and its derivatives have numerous biological properties, including antioxidant …

Background Invasion of host tissue by the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans is an
important step during the development of candidosis. However, not all C. albicans strains …

Background Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) using methylene blue (MB) plus
potassium iodide (KI) has been shown to be effective in killing Candida albicans in many in …

Background and Purpose: In traditional medicine, herbal products still remain the principal
source of pharmaceutical agents. The present study aimed to investigate the antifungal …

Background The genotypic diversity and cariogenicity of C. albicans from the dental plaque
of children are poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the genotypic diversity and …

Candida infections are frequently associated with formation of biofilms on artificial medical
devices. This work studied variation of cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) and formation of …

Inteins are invasive intervening sequences that perform an autocatalytic splicing from their
host proteins. Among eukaryotes, these elements are present in many fungal species …

Background There is limited data on the prevalence of Candida species in infected root
canal systems of human teeth. We attempted to investigate the prevalence, genotype …

Introduction: The retentive niches of deep caries lesions have a distinct biome. Methods: We
evaluated the site-specific (occlusal and proximal) Candida-biome of Severe-Early …