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SUBMITTER: Gulati M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6105388 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Current protocols in microbiology 20180711 1
Candida albicans is a normal member of the human microbiota that asymptomatically colonizes healthy individuals, however it is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals. The medical impact of C. albicans depends, in part, on its ability to form biofilms, communities of adhered cells encased in an extracellular matrix. Biofilms can form on both biotic and abiotic surfaces, such as tissues and implanted medical devices. Once formed ...[more]