Quorum sensing in fungal species

X Tian, H Ding, W Ke, L Wang - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Quorum sensing (QS) is one of the most studied cell-cell communication mechanisms in
fungi. Research in the last 20 years has explored various fungal QS systems that are …

[PDF][PDF] Candida biofilms and oral candidosis: treatment and prevention.

DW Williams, T Kuriyama, S Silva, S Malic… - Periodontology …, 2011 - core.ac.uk
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of human fungal
infections (60). A number of factors have been implicated with this increase, but it is …

A Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum‐sensing molecule influences Candida albicans morphology

DA Hogan, Å Vik, R Kolter - Molecular microbiology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that is commonly found as a member of the
human microflora. The ability of C. albicans to alter its cellular morphology has been …

Antibiofilm and antifungal activities of medium‐chain fatty acids against Candida albicans via mimicking of the quorum‐sensing molecule farnesol

JH Lee, YG Kim, SK Khadke, J Lee - Microbial Biotechnology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Candida biofilms are tolerant to conventional antifungal therapeutics and the host immune
system. The transition of yeast cells to hyphae is considered a key step in C. albicans biofilm …

Candida albicans stimulates Streptococcus mutans microcolony development via cross-kingdom biofilm-derived metabolites

D Kim, A Sengupta, THR Niepa, BH Lee, A Weljie… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Candida albicans is frequently detected with heavy infection of Streptococcus mutans in
plaque-biofilms from children affected with early-childhood caries, a prevalent and costly …

Streptococcus gordonii Modulates Candida albicans Biofilm Formation through Intergeneric Communication

CV Bamford, A d'Mello, AH Nobbs, LC Dutton… - Infection and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The fungus Candida albicans colonizes human oral cavity surfaces in conjunction with a
complex microflora. C. albicans SC5314 formed biofilms on saliva-coated surfaces that in …

Quorum sensing in dimorphic fungi: farnesol and beyond

KW Nickerson, AL Atkin, JM Hornby - Applied and environmental …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Production of farnesol by Candida albicans is the first quorum-sensing system discovered in
a eukaryote (29). In C. albicans, accumulated farnesol affects both dimorphism (29, 50) and …

Talking to themselves: autoregulation and quorum sensing in fungi

DA Hogan - Eukaryotic cell, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extracellular autoinducing compounds in the supernatants of microbial cultures were first
recognized for their roles in the induction of genetic competence in gram-positive bacteria …

Farnesol and dodecanol effects on the Candida albicans Ras1‐cAMP signalling pathway and the regulation of morphogenesis

A Davis‐Hanna, AE Piispanen, LI Stateva… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Candida albicans hypha formation which has been stimulated via the Ras1‐cAMP‐Efg1
signalling cascade is inhibited by farnesol, a C. albicans autoregulatory factor, and small …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their small diffusible extracellular molecules inhibit Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation

E Mowat, R Rajendran, C Williams… - FEMS microbiology …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is often isolated from the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, but
unlike in severely immunocompromised individuals, the mortality rates are low. This …