Fungal Biofilms
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Fungal Biofilms
• They are responsible for a broad spectrum of microbial infections in the human host [1] • Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis biofilms are relatively resistant to fluconazole, amphotericin B, nystatin, voriconazole and others [2]. • Aspergillus fumigatus biofilms are relatively resistant to itraconazole and, to some extent, to caspofungin [3]. • Cryptococcal biofilms are unaffected by f...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Pathogens
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1553-7374
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002585