Human Tooth as a Fungal Niche: Candida albicans Traits in Dental Plaque Isolates
ABSTRACT Candida albicans, a fungus typically found in the mucosal niche, is frequently detected in biofilms formed on teeth (dental plaque) of toddlers with severe childhood caries, a global public health problem that causes rampant tooth decay. However, knowledge about fungal traits on the tooth s...
Main Authors: | Zhenting Xiang, Rohan S. Wakade, Apoena Aguiar Ribeiro, Weiming Hu, Kyle Bittinger, Aurea Simon-Soro, Dongyeop Kim, Jiyao Li, Damian J. Krysan, Yuan Liu, Hyun Koo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02769-22 |
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