Normal bacterial flora may inhibit Candida albicans biofilm formation by Autoinducer-2

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  McLean, Robert J C ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoinducer 2; Biofilm inhibition; Candidiasis; Interkingdom signaling; Quorum Sensing

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; AGGREGATIBACTER SEGNIS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANTIBIOSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

HOMOSERINE; LACTONE;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HOMOSERINE; HUMANS; LACTONES;

EID: 84926132956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00117     Document Type: Note

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