Fungal Biofilms 2020

doi:10.3390/books978-3-0365-5417-4

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Rodrigues, Célia F. (editor)

Romo, Jesus A. (editor)

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English

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Abstract

Fungal infections are an important and increasing global threat, carrying not only high morbidity and mortality rates, but also high healthcare costs. Without an effective response, it is predicted that 10 million people will die per year as a result of multi-drug-resistant pathogens. A high percentage of the mortalities caused by fungi are known to be biofilm-related.This Special Issue, “Fungal Biofilms 2020”, is intended to cover the state of fungal biofilm research, from virulence and pathogenicity, to new compounds with antibiofilm and antifungal activity. We welcome reviews and original research articles covering the development/evaluation/validation of recent studies, especially those regarding multidrug resistance.

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/93748

Keywords

biofilms; Candida albicans; sexual biofilms; pheromone-induced biofilms; mating type-like (MTL) locus; white cell; opaque cell; phenotypic states; pheromone signaling; biofilm formation; biofilm development; Candida haemulonii complex; biofilm; extracellular matrix; catheter; polystyrene; virulence; Candida; farnesol; tyrosol; therapy; combination; planktonic growth; echinocandins; caspofungin; micafungin; Aspergillus fumigatus; gene expression; high-throughput screens; biofilm inhibition; biofilm disruption; antimicrobial resistance; therapeutics; Chembridge Small Molecule Diversity library; Galleria mellonella; polymicrobial biofilm; experimental method in vivo; Candida parapsilosis; colony morphology; drug susceptibility; Streptococcus mutans; antimicrobial agents; antibiofilm agents; treatment; antifungals; natural compounds; essential oil; extract; minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC); n/a