Table 2.
Strain/Hyphal morphotype |
Dual biofilm architecture | Dual biofilm biovolume |
Tissue invasion and damage |
---|---|---|---|
Wild type/hyphae | S. oralis in close proximity to hyphae, interspersed throughout the thickness of the biofilm | + + + + + | + + + + + + |
ndt80 +/+/hyphae | S. oralis in close proximity to hyphae. Interspersed throughout the thickness of the biofilm | + + + + + | + + + + + + |
ndt80−/−/pseudohyphae | Most S. oralis cells localized adjacent to the mucosal surface, some also co-aggregated with pseudohyphae | + + | C. albicans only + C. albicans+S. oralis + + + |
tup1−/−/pseudohyphae | Most S. oralis cells localized adjacent to the mucosal surface, some also co-aggregated with pseudohyphae | + + | C. albicans only + C. albicans+S. oralis + + + |