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Mucosal biofilms of Candida albicans

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Ganguly, Shantanu, Mitchell, Aaron P·2011·Current Opinion in Microbiology

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Biofilms are microbial communities that form on surfaces and are embedded in an extracellular matrix. C. albicans forms pathogenic mucosal biofilms that are evoked by changes in host immunity or mucosal ecology. Mucosal surfaces are inhabited by many microbial species; hence these biofilms are polymicrobial. Several recent studies have applied paradigms of biofilm analysis to study mucosal C. albicans infections. These studies reveal that the Bcr1 transcription factor is a master regulator of C. albicans biofilm formation under diverse conditions, though the most relevant Bcr1 target genes can vary with the biofilm niche. An important determinant of mucosal biofilm formation is the interaction with host defenses. Finally, studies of interactions between bacterial species and C. albicans provide insight into the communication mechanisms that endow polymicrobial biofilms with unique properties.

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  • C. albicans biofilms colonize implanted medical devices and mucosal surfaces, from which they can seed systemic infections in humans.

    “In this review, we focus on C. albicans biofilms, which colonize implanted medical devices and mucosal surfaces, from which they can seed systemic infections in humans (46, 47, 64, 89, 97, 161, 172).”

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    “It is a member of the healthy microbiota, asymptomatically colonizing the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, reproductive tract, oral cavity, and skin of most humans (1, 64, 87, 97, 99).”

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Authors
Ganguly, S., & Mitchell, A. P.
Affiliations
Carnegie Mellon University (US)
Corresponding author
Mitchell, Aaron P
Venue
Current Opinion in Microbiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-08
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
380-385
ISSN
1369-5274 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1994403582
Cited by
200
References
59
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FWCI
1.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
NIH (R01 AI067703)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
Keywords
Candida albicans, biofilm formation, host-pathogen interaction, polymicrobial biofilms, extracellular matrix, host immunity, fungal virulence
MeSH terms
Candida albicans, Candidiasis, Oral, Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal, Female, Genes, Fungal, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Mucous Membrane, Stomatitis, Denture, Transcription Factors, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Biofilms, Host-Pathogen Interactions

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