ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2016
Plasticity of Candida albicans Biofilms.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Genetic Insights into the Rheological Phenotype of Candida albicans Biofilms.Research square · 2026Article
- Spatial structure of yeast biofilms and the role of cell adhesion across different media.Biofilm · 2025Article
- Cell differentiation, aging, and death in spatially organized yeast communities: mechanisms and consequences.Cell death and differentiation · 2025Review
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- Real-time monitoring of biofilm growth identifies andrographolide as a potent antifungal compound eradicatingBiofilm · 2023Article
- 3-Hydroxy coumarin demonstrates anti-biofilm and anti-hyphal efficacy against Candida albicans via inhibition of cell-adhesion, morphogenesis, and virulent genes regulation.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Gasdermin D kills bacteria.Microbiological research · 2023Review
- Secretions from Serratia marcescens Inhibit the Growth and Biofilm Formation of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2023Article
- Instantaneous Clearing of Biofilm (iCBiofilm): an optical approach to revisit bacterial and fungal biofilm imaging.Communications biology · 2023Article
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- Constitutive ALS3 expression in Candida albicans enhances adhesion and biofilm formation of efg1, but not cph1 mutant strains.PloS one · 2023Article
- Synergistic Antibiofilm Effects of Pseudolaric Acid A Combined with Fluconazole against Candida albicans via Inhibition of Adhesion and Yeast-To-Hypha Transition.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the biofilm life cycle betweenFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Candida albicans, the most pervasive fungal pathogen that colonizes humans, forms biofilms that are architecturally complex. They consist of a basal yeast cell polylayer and an upper region of hyphae encapsulated in extracellular matrix. However, biofilms formed in vitro vary as a result of the different conditions employed in models, the methods used to assess biofilm formation, strain differences, and, in a most dramatic fashion, the configuration of the mating type locus (MTL). Therefore, integrating data from different studies can lead to problems of interpretation if such variability is not taken into account. Here we review the conditions and factors that cause biofilm variation, with the goal of engendering awareness that more attention must be paid to the strains employed, the methods used to assess biofilm development, every aspect of the model employed, and the configuration of the MTL locus. We end by posing a set of questions that may be asked in comparing the results of different studies and developing protocols for new ones. This review should engender the notion that not all biofilms are created equal.
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