Streptococcus mutans Secreted Products Inhibit Candida albicans Induced Oral Candidiasis

Streptococcus mutans Secreted Products Inhibit Candida albicans Induced Oral Candidiasis

In the oral cavity, Candida species form mixed biofilms with Streptococcus mutans, a pathogenic bacterium that can secrete quorum sensing molecules with antifungal activity. In this study, we extracted and fractioned culture filtrate of S. mutans, seeking antifungal agents capable of inhibiting the...

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Main Authors: Jéssica Diane dos Santos, Luciana Ruano de Oliveira Fugisaki, Rebeca Previate Medina, Liliana Scorzoni, Mariana de Sá Alves, Patrícia Pimentel de Barros, Felipe Camargo Ribeiro, Beth Burgwyn Fuchs, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Dulce Helena Siqueira Silva, Juliana Campos Junqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus mutans
Candida albicans
biofilm
filamentation
oral candidiasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01605/full

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