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Candida Biofilms: an Update

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Ramage, Gordon, Saville, Stephen P., Thomas, Derek P., López-Ribot, José L.·2005·Eukaryotic Cell

Abstract

Our classical perception of microorganisms as unicellular life forms is almost entirely based on the pure-culture mode of growth; since microbial suspensions can be diluted to a single cell and studied in liquid culture, this mode of growth has traditionally predominated in the study of microbial physiology and pathogenesis in the research laboratory. However, many microbes in their natural habitats are found in biofilm ecosystems attached to surfaces and not as free-floating (planktonic) organisms (20, 21, 27). Thus, biofilms are defined as structured microbial communities that are attached to a surface and encased in a matrix of exopolymeric material. This is of particular significance since it is now estimated that a significant proportion of all human microbial infections involve biofilm formation (20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 48).

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  • Biofilm formation on medical devices can negatively impact the host by causing device failure and serving as a reservoir for future infections.

    “Biofilm formation on medical devices can negatively impact the host by causing the failure of the device and by serving as a reservoir or source for future continuing infections [25].”
  • The formation of Candida biofilms raises important clinical issues because of a significant further increase in antifungal drug resistance as well as evasion of host immune defenses.

    “The formation of Candida biofilms raises important clinical issues because of a significant further increase in antifungal drug resistance as well as evasion of host immune defenses.”
  • Candida albicans forms biofilms on catheters and medical devices, which may be impossible to cure unless the device is removed.

    “Candida albicans also forms biofilms on catheters and medical devices, which may be impossible to cure unless the device is removed [1,2].”
  • Candida albicans forms biofilms, a characteristic that enhances resistance to antifungal agents and permits colonisation of mucosal surfaces with potential for subsequent dissemination.

    “The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans has the ability to form biofilms, a characteristic that enhances resistance to antifungal agents and permits colonisation of mucosal surfaces with the potential for subsequent dissemination [1].”

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Authors
Ramage, G., Saville, S. P., Thomas, D. P., & López-Ribot, J. L.
Affiliations
  • Glasgow Caledonian University (GB)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
  • Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Venue
Eukaryotic Cell
Published
2005-04
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
633-638
ISSN
  • 1535-9778 (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-9786
OpenAlex
W2007581658
Cited by
678
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 44 · 2016: 48 · 2015: 43 · 2014: 40 · 2013: 53 · 2012: 44
FWCI
3.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Eukaryotic Cell (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • ResearchOnline (Glasgow Caledonian University) (acceptedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Burroughs Wellcome Fund
  • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  • National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
Keywords
Candida, biofilm, exopolysaccharide matrix, planktonic versus biofilm growth, fungal infection, biofilm-associated infections, yeast physiology
MeSH terms
Candida, Candidiasis, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Models, Biological, Biofilms

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