<i>Candida albicans</i> Shields the Periodontal Killer <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> from Recognition by the Host Immune System and Supports the Bacterial Infection of Gingival Tissue

<i>Candida albicans</i> Shields the Periodontal Killer <i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> from Recognition by the Host Immune System and Supports the Bacterial Infection of Gingival Tissue

<i>Candida albicans</i> is a pathogenic fungus capable of switching its morphology between yeast-like cells and filamentous hyphae and can associate with bacteria to form mixed biofilms resistant to antibiotics. In these structures, the fungal milieu can play a protective function for ba...

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Main Authors: Dominika Bartnicka, Miriam Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Joanna Sykut, Joanna Koziel, Izabela Ciaston, Karina Adamowicz, Grazyna Bras, Marcin Zawrotniak, Justyna Karkowska-Kuleta, Dorota Satala, Andrzej Kozik, Edyta Zyla, Katarzyna Gawron, Katarzyna Lazarz-Bartyzel, Maria Chomyszyn-Gajewska, Maria Rapala-Kozik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
<i>candida albicans</i>
<i>porphyromonas gingivalis</i>
biofilm
infection
periodontitis
macrophages
fibroblasts
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/6/1984

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