Quantitative variation of biofilms among strains in natural populations of Candida albicans

This study examined the quantitative variation of biofilm formation and its relationship to multilocus genotypes in 115 strains of the human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. These strains were isolated from three sources: 47 from oral cavities of healthy volunteers, 31 from the environment and 37 from the vaginas of patients with candidiasis. For each strain, biofilm formation was quantified as the ability to adhere to and grow on …