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Title: | MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY OF BACTERIAL-FUNGAL MIXED-SPECIES BIOFILMS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS | Authors: | KASSAPA JAYO BANDARA ELLEPOLA | ORCID iD: | orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-9807 | Keywords: | Candida albicans, Streptococcus mutans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Biofilms, Glucosyltransferase, Dental caries | Issue Date: | 17-Jan-2018 | Citation: | KASSAPA JAYO BANDARA ELLEPOLA (2018-01-17). MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY OF BACTERIAL-FUNGAL MIXED-SPECIES BIOFILMS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen in humans. C. albicans forms mixed-species biofilms with bacterial counterparts in various infectious diseases. The work presented in this thesis aimed to understand the molecular mechanisms governing the inter-kingdom biofilms and their clinical implications. Comprehensive OMICS biology approaches such as transcriptomics and proteomics techniques were employed to unravel the molecular pathways involved in these mixed-species biofilms. C. albicans and Streptococcus mutans mixed-species biofilms were studied as a fungal-gram positive bacterial model. S. mutans derived exoenzyme “glucosyltransferase B” (GtfB) was found to augment C. albicans in mixed-species biofilms, explaining its role in the development of early childhood caries. Frequently found in cystic fibrosis patients, C. albicans-Pseudomonas aeruginosa mixed-species biofilms were used as a model system for fungal-gram negative bacterial interactions. P. aeruginosa was able to inhibit C. albicans and the underlying molecular mechanisms revealed relevant information on enhanced virulence of these organisms in mixed-biofilms. | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/142122 |
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