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Glucose, Cyc8p and Tup1p regulate biofilm formation and dispersal in wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes - 13 Feb 2020
Van Nguyen Phu, Plocek Vítězslav, Váchová Libuše, Palková Zdena
Abstract excerpt
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a mainly beneficial yeast, widely used in the food industry. However, there is growing evidence of its potential pathogenicity, leading to fungemia and invasive infections. The medical impact of yeast pathogens depends on formation of biofilms: multicellular structures, protected from the environment. Cell adhesion is a prerequisite of biofilm formation. We investigated the adherence...
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