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"[1] Soll D R. Why does Candida albicans switch?[J]. FEMS Yeast Res, 2009, 9(7): 973-89.", "[2] Martin Lopez J E. Candidiasis (vulvovaginal)[J]. BMJ Clin Evid, 2015, 2015.", "[3] Andrade J T, Santos F R S, Lima W G, et al. Design, synthesis, biological activity and structure-activity relationship studies of chalcone derivatives as potential anti-Candida agents[J]. J Antibiot (Tokyo), 2018, 71(8): 702-712.", "[4] Prieto M A, Garcia J L. Identification of a novel positive regulator of the 4-hydroxyphenylacetate catabolic pathway of Escherichia coli[J]. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 1997, 232(3): 759-65.", "[5] Mayer F L, Wilson D, Hube B. Candida albicans pathogenicity mechanisms[J]. Virulence, 2013, 4(2): 119-28.", "[6] Boon C, Deng Y, Wang L H, et al. A novel DSF-like signal from Burkholderia cenocepacia interferes with Candida albicans morphological transition[J]. ISME J, 2008, 2(1): 27-36.", "[7] Cui C, Song S, Yang C, et al. Disruption of Quorum Sensing and Virulence in Burkholderia cenocepacia by a Structural Analogue of the cis-2-Dodecenoic Acid Signal[J]. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2019, 85(8).", "[8] Bi H, Christensen Q H, Feng Y, et al. The Burkholderia cenocepacia BDSF quorum sensing fatty acid is synthesized by a bifunctional crotonase homologue having both dehydratase and thioesterase activities[J]. Mol Microbiol, 2012, 83(4): 840-55.", "[9] Berman J, Sudbery P E. Candida Albicans: a molecular revolution built on lessons from budding yeast[J]. Nat Rev Genet, 2002, 3(12): 918-30.", "[10] Allonsius C N, Vandenheuvel D, Oerlemans E F M, et al. Inhibition of Candida albicans morphogenesis by chitinase from Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG[J]. Sci Rep, 2019, 9(1): 2900.", "[11]Mayer F L, Kronstad J W. Disarming Fungal Pathogens: Bacillus safensis Inhibits Virulence Factor Production and Biofilm Formation by Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans[J]. MBio, 2017, 8(5).", "[12]Garcia M C, Lee J T, Ramsook C B, et al. A role for amyloid in cell aggregation and biofilm formation[J]. PLoS One, 2011, 6(3): e17632.", "[13] Gulati M, Nobile C J. Candida albicans biofilms: development, regulation, and molecular mechanisms[J]. Microbes Infect, 2016, 18(5): 310-21.", "[14]Luo X L, Li J X, Huang H R, et al. LL37 Inhibits Aspergillus fumigatus Infection via Directly Binding to the Fungus and Preventing Excessive Inflammation[J]. Front Immunol, 2019, 10: 283.", "[15] Den Hertog A L, Van Marle J, Van Veen H A, et al. Candidacidal effects of two antimicrobial peptides: histatin 5 causes small membrane defects, but LL-37 causes massive disruption of the cell membrane[J]. Biochem J, 2005, 388(Pt 2): 689-95." ],
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