Competitive Interactions between C. albicans, C. glabrata and C. krusei during Biofilm Formation and Development of Experimental Candidiasis.

In this study, we evaluated the interactions between Candida albicans, Candida krusei and Candida glabrata in mixed infections. Initially, these interactions were studied in biofilms formed in vitro. CFU/mL values of C. albicans were lower in mixed biofilms when compared to the single biofilms, veri...

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Main Authors: Rodnei Dennis Rossoni, Júnia Oliveira Barbosa, Simone Furgeri Godinho Vilela, Jéssica Diane dos Santos, Patrícia Pimentel de Barros, Márcia Cristina de Azevedo Prata, Ana Lia Anbinder, Beth Burgwyn Fuchs, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Juliana Campos Junqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4493022?pdf=render