Oluwaseun Ayodeji Ishola, Seng Yeat Ting, Yasser M Tabana, Mowaffaq Adam Ahmed, Muhammad Amir Yunus, Rafeezul Mohamed, Leslie Thian Lung Than, Doblin Sandai
BACKGROUND: A major characteristic of Candida biofilm cells that differentiates them from free-floating cells is their high tolerance to antifungal drugs. This high resistance is attributed to particular biofilm properties, including the accumulation of extrapolymeric substances, morphogenetic switching, and metabolic flexibility. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the roles of metabolic processes (in particular the glyoxylate cycle) on biofilm formation, antifungal drug resistance, morphology, and cell wall components...
September 2016: Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology