Candida Biofilm Formation Assay on Essential Oil Coated Silicone Rubber.

ABSTRACT: Development of biofilm associated candidemia for patients with implanted biomaterials causes an urgency to develop antimicrobial and biofilm inhibitive coatings in the management of recalcitrant Candida infections. Recently, there is an increase in the number of patients with biofilm formation and resistance to antifungal therapy. Therefore, there is a growing interest to use essential oils as coating agents in order to prevent biomaterial-associated Candida infections. Often high costs, complicated and laborious technologies are used for both applying the coating and determination of the antibiofilm effects hampering a rapid screening of essential oils. In order to determine biofilm formation of Candida on essential oil coated surfaces easier, cheaper and faster, we d

SUBMITTER: Sahal G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8005879 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature