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Antimicrobial effect of farnesol, a Candida albicans quorum sensing molecule, on Paracoccidioides brasiliensis growth and morphogenesis

BACKGROUND: Farnesol is a sesquiterpene alcohol produced by many organisms, and also found in several essential oils. Its role as a quorum sensing molecule and as a virulence factor of Candida albicans has been well described. Studies revealed that farnesol affect the growth of a number of bacteria...

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Autores principales: Derengowski, Lorena S, De-Souza-Silva, Calliandra, Braz, Shélida V, Mello-De-Sousa, Thiago M, Báo, Sônia N, Kyaw, Cynthia M, Silva-Pereira, Ildinete
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19402910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-8-13