Microbiologists are facing tremendous difficulties in their quest to fight drug resistance and biofilm formation among Candida albicans, which is becoming more resistant.
C. albicans is among the organisms that can form biofilms on medical devices, such as catheters and stents in the human body, which can lead to serious morbidity and mortality. The threat posed by both free and biofilm-bound forms of the pathogen is constantly growing, as virulent C. albicans strains are becoming increasingly