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Regulatory network controls microbial biofilm development, with Candida albicans as a representative: from adhesion to dispersal

Zhenbo Xua School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China;b State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology China Southern; Insititue of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences 510070, China;c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742,USA;d Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China;e Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand;f National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana road, Kandy, Sri LankaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-2441View further author information
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Tengyi Huangd Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, ChinaView further author information
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Min Dug GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaView further author information
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Thanapop Soteyomee Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, ThailandView further author information
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Haifeng Lanh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaView further author information
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Wei Hongg GMU-GIBH Joint School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaView further author information
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Fang Pengi Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaView further author information
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Gongyong Pengj State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 253-267 | Received 27 Jul 2021, Accepted 19 Oct 2021, Published online: 14 Jan 2022

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