Cross-feeding and interkingdom communication in dual-species biofilms of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans

ISME Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2256-2271

  Sztajer, Helena ^a   Szafranski, Szymon P ^a   Tomasch, Jürgen ^a   Reck, Michael ^a   Nimtz, Manfred ^a   Rohde, Manfred ^a   Wagner Döbler, Irene ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

biofilm; Candida; EPS; quorum sensing; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUTATION; PATHOGEN; PEPTIDE; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; SIGMA FACTOR;

BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; QUORUM SENSING; SIGMA FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84908243042     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.73     Document Type: Article

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