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. 2025 Dec 19;19(1):8. doi: 10.3390/ph19010008
3D Three-dimensional
ALS Agglutinin Like Sequence
BCR1 Biofilm and Cell-wall Regulator 1
BHI Brain Heart Infusion
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDR Candida drug resistance
CFU Colony Forming Units
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CRBSI Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
CV Crystal violet
DMEM Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DPBS Dulbecco’s Phosphate-Buffered Saline
eDNA Extracellular DNA
DFS Dynamic flow systems
EAP Enhanced Adherence to Polystyrene
ECM Extracellular matrix
EFG1 Enhanced Filamentous Growth 1
EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US)
FBS Fetal bovine serum
HWP1 Hyphal Wall Protein 1
ICU Intensive Care Unit
IVIS In Vivo Imaging System
LB Luria–Bertani
MBEC Minimum biofilm eradicating concentration
McF McFarland standard unit
MIC Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
NAC Non-albicans Candida
NRG1 Negative Regulator of Growth 1
OD Optical Density
OPC Oropharyngeal candidiasis
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
PEG Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (tubo/sonda)
PE Polyethylene
PenStrep Penicllin Streptomycin solution
PCL Polycaprolactone
PLA Polylactic acid
PLLA Poly L lactic acid
PP Polypropylene
PS Polystyrene
PU Polyurethane
RH Relative humidity
rpm Rounds per minute
RPMI Roswell Park Memorial Institute
RVVC Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
spp. Species
TCA Tricarboxylic acid (cycle)
TSB Tryptic Soy Broth
US United States
VVC Vulvovaginal candidiasis
WHO World Health Organization
YPD Yeast extract–Peptone–Dextrose