Enhanced Killing and Antibiofilm Activity of Encapsulated Cinnamaldehyde against Candida albicans

Candida sp. impelled opportunistic infection in immune-compromised patients ensuing from asymptomatic colonization to pathogenic forms. Moreover, slow spread of Candida species inducing refractory mucosal and invasive infections brings acute resistance to antifungal drugs. Hence, here we probed the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shahper N. Khan, Shakir Khan, Jawed Iqbal, Rosina Khan, Asad U. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01641/full