Novel Ethyl 1,5-Disubstituted-1H-Pyrazole-3-Carboxylates as a New Class of Antimicrobial Agents by Radwan Awwad A., Ghorab Mostafa M., Alsaid Mansour S., Alanazi Fares K.

“…All the newly synthesized compounds were assayed for their antimicrobial activity against the Grampositive bacteria Staphyllococcus aureus and Bacillius subtilis and the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in addition to the fungi organisms, Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis. Ethyl 5-(2,5-dimethylthiophen- 3-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylate (21) (MICE.coli = 0.038 μmol mL-1, MICP. aerug. = 0.067 μmol mL-1) is nearly as active as ampicillin (MIC = 0.033 and 0.067 μmol mL-1), respectively. …”
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Explosive Pleuritis by Jasdeep K Sharma, Thomas J Marrie

“…The pleural fluid cultures demonstrated light growth of coagulase-negative staphylococcus and viridans streptococcus, and very light growth of Candida albicans. Cytology was negative for malignant cells. …”
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Kırşehir İlinden Toplanan Morchella esculenta (L.) Pers (Kuzu Göbeği) Mantarlarının Moleküler Karakterizasyonu ve Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi by Elif Sevim, Ali Sevim

“…Aynı zamanda etanol ve metanol ekstraktlarının Candida albicans ATCC60193 üzerinde de etkili olduğubelirlenmiştir. …”
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Effects of intravaginal curcumin gels combined with electroporation on vulvovaginal candidiasis by Yizhi Zhang, Xiao Chen, Jing Dai, Chenyun Wang, Shan Ma, Lina Du

“…Objective: To observed the effect of a curcumin-based vaginal gel combined with electroporation for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) caused by Candida albicans. Methods: Temperature-sensitive in situ gels (ISG) were prepared using poloxamers 407 and 188 as matrices. …”
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Bioactive Components and Characterization of Extracted Paeonia officinalis using Ultrasonic and Microwave Assisted Maceration: Potential Evaluation as a Preservative in Panna Cotta by Farnaz Fallahpour Sichani, Hajar Abbasi

“…The extract had the highest levels of phenolic compounds (52.64±1.18 mg of gallic acid/g), antioxidant properties (76.33±0.47%), and antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans. The addition of the extract to Panna cotta reduces the rate of acid production and results in lower total populations of bacteria compared to the control sample at the end of storage period. …”
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Anthoteibinenes F–Q: New Sesquiterpenes from the Irish Deep-Sea Coral <i>Anthothela grandiflora</i> by Stine S. H. Olsen, Sam Afoullouss, Ezequiel Cruz Rosa, Ryan M. Young, Mark Johnson, A. Louise Allcock, Bill. J. Baker

“…The metabolites were screened against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), ESKAPE pathogens, five <i>Candida albicans</i> strains, and one strain of <i>C. auris</i>.…”
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Antimicrobial Efficacy and Cell Adhesion Inhibition of In Situ Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles/Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofibrous Membranes by Jian Li, Qun Zhang, Minjing Xu, Changzhu Wu, Ping Li

“…ZnO NPs/PVA nanofibrous membranes showed a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities and cell adhesion inhibiting effects against four microorganisms including Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-negative Escherichia coli, fungi Candida albicans, and spores of Aspergillus niger. Our data revealed that the major antimicrobial mechanism could be attributed to cell membrane damage and cellular internalization of ZnO NPs, while the hydrophobic surface of the membrane primarily contributed to the cell adhesion inhibition. …”
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Comparative Study of Microorganisms in Diabetic and non-diabetic Patients with Moderate and Severe Periodontitis by Grace Alejandra Cabezas Cantos, Jonathan Armando Yanza Freire, Ingrid Polethe Morillo Gavilema, Aisha Adamarys Pineda Gómez

“…Streptococcus viridans was present in 100 % of the sample studied, but it did not have a statistically significant relationship. Candida albicans had a prevalence of 73.1 % in diabetic patients with an OR of 1.6.…”
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Curcuma longa L. Extract and Photodynamic Therapy are Effective against Candida spp. and Do Not Show Toxicity In Vivo by Vanessa Marques Meccatti, Larissa de Souza Moura, Juliana Guerra Pinto, Juliana Ferreira-Strixino, Amjad Abu Hasna, Lívia Mara Alves Figueiredo-Godoi, Juliana Campos Junqueira, Maria Cristina Marcucci, Lucas de Paula Ramos, Claudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, Cesar Rogério Pucci, Luciane Dias de Oliveira

“…This study aimed to evaluate the phototransformation potential of the glycolic extract of Curcuma longa (C. longa); the antifungal activity of C. longa, curcumin, and antifungal photodynamic therapy (aPDT) with blue light-emitting diodes “LED” on Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis in vitro; and the toxicity of C. longa and curcumin in Galleria mellonella model. …”
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Dynamic analysis of the epidemiology and pathogen distribution of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in children with severe pulmonary infection: a retrospective study by Muchun Yu, Mingchao Li, Huiqing Sun

“…The primary fungi included Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, which showed significant differences (p < 0.05). …”
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GC-MS Analysis, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of the Aerial Parts of <i>Conyza sumatrensis</i> by Olapeju O Aiyelaagbe, Stephen O Oguntoye, Abdulmumeen A Hamid, Adebola M Ogundare, David B Ojo, Ajibola Ajao, Nurudeen O Owolabi

“…All the crude  extracts gave a clear zone of inhibition against the growth of the test bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomona aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiellae pneumonae) at moderate to high  concentrations, as well as test fungi (Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, penicillium notatum and  Rhizopus stolonifer) at high concentration. …”
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Biosynthesized ZnO NPs loaded-electrospun PVA/sodium alginate/glycine nanofibers: synthesis, spinning optimization and antimicrobial activity evaluation by El-Refaie Kenawy, Elbadawy A. Kamoun, Amany Shehata, Shahira H. El-Moslamy, Adel A.-H. Abdel-Rahman

“…The relative viable count for Bacillus cereus (98.40 ± 0.51%), Salmonella paratyphi (98.33 ± 0.79%), and Candida albicans (94.29 ± 0.76%) decreased significantly after 36-hour of incubation period with AS3.3 treatment. …”
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Anticancer, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activities, and HPLC Analysis of Alcoholic Extracts of Parthenocissus quinquefolia L. Plant Collected from Çanakkale by Sevil Kalın, Ersin Karabacak, Pınar Ilgın, Alper Önder, Özlem Maraba, Ferah Cömert Önder

“…The antifungal activity was determined against Candida albicans as fungal pathogen. The cell apoptosis with methanol extract was obtained between 20 µg/mL and 70 µg/mL for 48 h and 72 h treatments by Hoechst 33258 staining of nuclei under a fluorescence microscopy. …”
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GC-MS Analysis, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of the Aerial Parts of <i>Conyza sumatrensis</i> by Olapeju O Aiyelaagbe, Stephen O Oguntoye, Abdulmumeen A Hamid, Adebola M Ogundare, David B Ojo, Ajibola Ajao, Nurudeen O Owolabi

“…All the crude  extracts gave a clear zone of inhibition against the growth of the test bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomona aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiellae pneumonae) at moderate to high  concentrations, as well as test fungi (Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, penicillium notatum and  Rhizopus stolonifer) at high concentration. …”
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In vitro evaluation of silver-zinc oxide-eugenol nanocomposite for enhanced antimicrobial and wound healing applications in diabetic conditions by Hari Prasath Nagaiah, Malik Basha Samsudeen, Akshaya Rani Augustus, Karutha Pandian Shunmugiah

“…The Ag+ZnO+EU nanocomposite demonstrated potent antimicrobial efficacy against a range of wound associated pathogens, including standard and clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of Ag+ZnO+EU for standard and clinical isolates were significantly lower than those of the individual components, highlighting the synergistic effect of the nanocomposite. …”
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Biofilm in Genital Ecosystem: A Potential Risk Factor for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection by Simone Filardo, Marisa Di Pietro, Giulia Tranquilli, Rosa Sessa

“…The aim of our study was to investigate the interaction between C. trachomatis and the biofilm produced by Candida albicans or Gardnerella vaginalis, evaluating whether the biofilm can harbor C. trachomatis and influence its survival as well as its infectious properties. …”
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Early-life gut mycobiome core species modulate metabolic health in mice by Mackenzie W. Gutierrez, Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Ellen Ren, Kristen N. Kalbfleisch, Madeline Day, Ewandson Luiz Lameu, Thaís Glatthardt, Emily M. Mercer, Sunita Sharma, Hong Zhang, Ali Al-Azawy, Faye Chleilat, Simon A. Hirota, Raylene A. Reimer, Marie-Claire Arrieta

“…We previously identified three core species of the infant gut mycobiome (Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Malassezia restricta and Candida albicans) that correlated with body mass index, however their causal contributions to obesity development are unknown. …”
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Riboflavin- and Hypericin-Mediated Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as Alternative Treatments for Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review by Maciej Łopaciński, Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Wojciech Niemczyk, Dariusz Skaba, Rafał Wiench

“…<b>Background:</b> Oral candidiasis, predominantly caused by <i>Candida albicans</i>, presents significant challenges in treatment due to increasing antifungal resistance and biofilm formation. …”
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Antimicrobial Effects of Gum Arabic-Silver Nanoparticles against Oral Pathogens by Omnia Ahmed, Nicole R. S. Sibuyi, Adewale O. Fadaka, Abram M. Madiehe, Ernest Maboza, Annette Olivier, Mervin Meyer, Greta Geerts

“…The antimicrobial activity of the GA-AgNPs was evaluated on Streptococcus sanguinis (S. sanguinis), Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus), and Candida albicans (C. albicans) using agar disc diffusion and microdilution assays. …”
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Nano-Azo Ligand and Its Superhydrophobic Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, DFT, Contact Angle, Molecular Docking, and Antimicrobial Studies by Gehad G. Mohamed, Walaa H. Mahmoud, Ahmed M. Refaat

“…The binding between H2L and its Cd(II) complex with receptors of the crystal structure of S. aureus (PDB ID: 3Q8U), crystal structure of protein phosphatase (PPZ1) of Candida albicans (PDB ID: 5JPE), receptors of breast cancer mutant oxidoreductase (PDB ID: 3HB5), and crystal structure of Escherichia coli (PDB ID: 3T88) was predicted and given in detail using molecular docking.…”
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