AI-2 of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Inhibits Candida albicans Biofilm Formation

AI-2 of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Inhibits Candida albicans Biofilm Formation

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, a Gram-negative bacterium, and Candida albicans, a polymorphic fungus, are both commensals of the oral cavity but both are opportunistic pathogens that can cause oral diseases. A. actinomycetemcomitans produces a quorum-sensing molecule called autoinducer-2 (AI...

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Main Authors: Endang W. Bachtiar, Boy M. Bachtiar, Lucja M. Jarosz, Lisa eAmir, Hari eSunarto, Hadas eGanin, Michael M. Meijler, Bastiaan P Krom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Candida albicans
Quorum Sensing
Oral microbiology
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
interspecies interaction
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00094/full

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