Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation of fungal biofilm using amino functionalized mesoporus silica-rose bengal nanoconjugate against Candida albicans

Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes both superficial and systemic infection and an important candidate that contribute to high morbidity and mortality rates in immunocompromised patients. The ability of C. albicans to switch from yeast to filamentous form and thereby for...

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Main Authors: Parasuraman Paramanantham, Asha P Antony, S.B. Sruthil Lal, Alok Sharan, Asad Syed, Mukhtar Ahmed, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Siddhardha Busi, M. Maaza, K. Kaviyarasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Scientific African
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246822761830098X