Candida albicans interactions with bacteria in the context of human health and disease

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Morales, Diana K ^a   Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FUNGAL INTERACTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; BEHAVIOR; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL AGGREGATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMANS;

EID: 77954053983     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000886     Document Type: Article

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