Extracellular DNA release confers heterogeneity in Candida albicans biofilm formation

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rajendran, Ranjith ^a   Sherry, Leighann ^a   Lappin, David F ^a   Nile, Chris J ^a   Smith, Karen ^b   Williams, Craig ^b   Munro, Carol A ^c   Ramage, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Chitinases; EDNA

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; CHITINASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; MESSENGER RNA; FUNGAL DNA;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHITINASES; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84923930485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-014-0303-6     Document Type: Article

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