Table 1.

Distribution of lipids in C. albicans biofilms and planktonic cells as gathered from lipidomic analysis by Lattif et al. 2011 [52]. Asterisk (*) represents average lipid levels in biofilms and planktonic cells grown to early phase (6 h) or mature phase (48 h). The number of asterisks indicates the extent of alteration in the levels of the corresponding phospholipid in the given phase. The mean lipid levels were found to be increased in both early and late biofilm, compared to planktonic cells. nd: not detectable.

Lipid Molecular Species		Planktonic Stage		Biofilm Stage
		Early Phase	Late Phase	Early Phase	Late Phase
Phospholipids	Phosphatidylcholine	*	*	**	**
	Phosphatidylethanolamine	*	*	**	**
	Phosphatidylinositol	*	*	***	***
	Phosphatidylserine	*	*	**	**
	Phosphatidic acid	*	*	**	**
	Phosphatidylglycerol	*	*	**	**
Sphingolipids	Inositolphosphorylceramide	*	*	***	***
	Mannosylinositolphosphorylceramide	*	*	***	***
	Mannosyldiinositolphosphorylceramide	*	***	***	nd