The bacterial signalling molecule indole attenuates the virulence of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 622-628

  Oh, S ^a   Go, G W ^b   Mylonakis, E ^a   Kim, Y ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofilms; C. albicans; C. elegans; Indole signalling; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YEAST;

ALBICANS; C ALBICAN; C ELEGAN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ELEGANS; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; INDOLE 3 ACETONITRILES; INDOLE SIGNALING; SIGNALING MOLECULES; VIRULENCE;

TRANSCRIPTION;

INDOLE 3 ACETONITRILE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COLONIZATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; INHIBITION; NEMATODE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIABILITY; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO CULTURE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; NEMATODE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84865291502     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05372.x     Document Type: Article

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