TY - DATA T1 - Inhibitory effects of the essential oils α-longipinene and linalool on biofilm formation and hyphal growth of Candida albicans PY - 2017/02/03 AU - Ranjith Kumar Manoharan AU - Jin-Hyung Lee AU - Yong-Guy Kim AU - Soon-Il Kim AU - Jintae Lee UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Inhibitory_effects_of_the_essential_oils_-longipinene_and_linalool_on_biofilm_formation_and_hyphal_growth_of_i_Candida_albicans_i_/4616158 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.4616158.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/7505563 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/7505566 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/7505569 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/7505572 KW - C. albicans KW - essential oil KW - biofilm formation KW - hyphal formation KW - Caenorhabditis elegans N2 - Candida albicans is one of the most common fungal pathogens, and causes systemic and invasive infections in humans. C. albicans biofilms are composed of yeast and hyphal and pseudohyphal elements, and the transition of yeast to the hyphal stage could be a virulence factor. In this study, diverse essential oils were initially investigated for anti-biofilm activity against C. albicans strains, and cascarilla bark oil and helichrysum oil and their components α-longipinene (a major constituent of both) and linalool were found to markedly inhibit biofilm formation without affecting planktonic cell growth. Moreover, α-longipinene and linalool were found to synergistically reduce biofilm formation. Notably, treatments with cascarilla bark oil, helichrysum oil, α-longipinene, or linalool clearly inhibited hyphal formation, and this appeared to be largely responsible for their anti-biofilm effect. Furthermore, the two essential oils, α-longipinene and linalool, reduced C. albicans virulence in Caenorhabditis elegans. ER -