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Filamentous Non- albicans Candida Species Adhere to Candida albicans and Benefit From Dual Biofilm Growth by Pathirana, Ruvini U, McCall, Andrew D, Norris, Hannah L, Edgerton, Mira

“…Non- species (NACS) are often isolated along with in cases of oropharyngeal candidiasis. readily forms biofilms in conjunction with other oral microbiota…”
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A Novel Role for Histatin 5 in Combination with Zinc to Promote Commensalism in C. albicans Survivor Cells by Norris, Hannah L, Kumar, Rohitashw, Edgerton, Mira

“…is maintained as a commensal by immune mechanisms at the oral epithelia. Oral antifungal peptide Histatin 5 (Hst 5) may function in innate immunity, but the…”
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Human Salivary Protein Histatin 5 Has Potent Bactericidal Activity against ESKAPE Pathogens by Du, Han, Puri, Sumant, McCall, Andrew, Norris, Hannah L, Russo, Thomas, Edgerton, Mira

“…ESKAPE ( , , , , , and species) pathogens have characteristic multiple-drug resistance and cause an increasing number of nosocomial infections worldwide…”
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Zinc Binding by Histatin 5 Promotes Fungicidal Membrane Disruption in C. albicans and C. glabrata by Norris, Hannah L, Kumar, Rohitashw, Ong, Chih Yean, Xu, Ding, Edgerton, Mira

“…Histatin 5 (Hst 5) is an antimicrobial peptide produced in human saliva with antifungal activity for opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans. Hst 5 binds to…”
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Salivary metals, age, and gender correlate with cultivable oral Candida carriage levels by Norris, Hannah L., Friedman, Justin, Chen, Ziqiang, Puri, Sumant, Wilding, Gregory, Edgerton, Mira

“…Background: Little is known about the normal range of metal levels in unstimulated saliva, nor whether these might impact Candida carriage in healthy…”
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Fluconazole-Resistant Candida auris Is Susceptible to Salivary Histatin 5 Killing and to Intrinsic Host Defenses by Pathirana, Ruvini U, Friedman, Justin, Norris, Hannah L, Salvatori, Ornella, McCall, Andrew D, Kay, Jason, Edgerton, Mira

“…is a newly identified species causing invasive candidemia and candidiasis. It has broad multidrug resistance (MDR) not observed for other pathogenic species…”
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A Novel Role for Histatin 5 in Combination with Zinc to Regulate Virulence of C. albicans Survivor Cells by Norris, Hannah L

“…Little is known about the normal range of metal levels in unstimulated saliva, or whether these might impact Candida carriage in healthy individuals. Both are…”
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