The Lack of SNARE Protein Homolog Syn8 Influences Biofilm Formation of .

Biofilm formation of species is considered to be a pathogenic factor of host infection. Since biofilm formation of has not been as well studied as that of , we performed genetic screening of , and three candidate genes associated with biofilm formation were identified. (CAGL0H06325g) was selected as the most induced gene in biofilm cells for further research.

The role of Bgl2p in the transition to filamentous cells during biofilm formation by Candida albicans.

The fungal pathogen Candida albicans undergoes a transition from yeast cells to filamentous cells that is related to its pathogenicity. The complex multicellular processes involved in biofilm formation by this fungus also include this transition. In this work, we investigated the morphological role of the Bgl2 protein (Bgl2p) in the transition to filamentous cells during biofilm formation by C.