Science Translational Medicine

Zinc prevents vaginal candidiasis by inhibiting expression of an inflammatory fungal protein

Elena Rosselletti, Eva Pericolini, Alexandre Nore, Peter Takacs, Bence Kozma, Arianna Sala, Francesco De Seta, Manola Comar, Jane Usher, Gordon D. Brown and Duncan Wilson

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adi3363


Microbes and Infection

The pathogenic and colonization potential of Candida africana

Daria Kosmala, Natacha Sertour, Ricardo Fróis Martins, Luca Spaggiari, Andrea Ardizzoni, Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann, Eva Pericolini, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Christophe d’Enfert and Melanie Legrand

DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2023.105230


Microorganisms

Anti-Candida and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of a Vaginal Gel Formulation: Novel Data Concerning Vaginal Infection and Dysbiosis

Luca Spaggiari, Gianfranco Squartini, Caterina Squartini, Andrea Ardizzoni, Natalia Pedretti, Elisabetta Blasi, Francesco De Seta and Eva Pericolini

DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061551


mBio

A New Phenotype in Candida-Epithelial Cell Interaction Distinguishes Colonization- versus Vulvovaginal Candidiasis- Associated Strains

Arianna Sala, Andrea Ardizzoni, Luca Spaggiari, Nikhil Vaidya, Jane van der Schaaf, Cosmeri Rizzato, Claudio Cermelli, Selene Mogavero, Thomas Krüger, Maximillian Himmel, Olaf Kniemeyer, Alex A Brakhage, Benjamin L King, Antonella Lupetti, Manola Comar, Francesco de Seta, Arianna Tavanti, Elisabetta Blasi, Robert T Wheeler and Eva Pericolini

DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00107-23


Materials Today Communications

Correlating the physico-chemical properties of two conventional glazed porcelain stoneware tiles in relation to cleanability and sanitization

Erika Iveth Cedillo-González, Paolo Chierici, Marta Buttazzo, Cristina Siligardi, Elisabetta Blasi and Andrea Ardizzoni

DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.105191


PLOS ONE

A new strategy to prevent biofilm and clot formation in medical devices: The use of atmospheric non-thermal plasma assisted deposition of silver-based nanostructured coatings

Tommaso Gallingani, Elisa Resca, Massimo Dominici, Giuliana Gavioli, Romolo Laurita, Anna Liguori, Giorgio Mari, Luca Ortolani, Eva Pericolini, Arianna Sala, Giulia Laghi, Tiziana Petrachi, Gaëlle Francoise Arnauld, Luca Accorsi, Rita Rizzoli, Vittorio Colombo, Matteo Gherardi and Elena Veronesi

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282059