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Linking quorum sensing regulation and biofilm formation by Candida albicans.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2011
Deveau Aurélie, Hogan Deborah A
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Candida albicans biofilms are surface-associated, structured communities composed of yeast, hyphal, and pseudohyphal cells surrounded by an extracellular matrix. C. albicans biofilms often lead to life-threatening systemic infections and are particularly difficult to eradicate because of their high levels of resistance to antibiotics. Farnesol, an autoregulatory molecule secreted by C. albicans, inhibits hyphal...
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