Quorum Sensing in Dimorphic Fungi: Farnesol and Beyond

Production of farnesol by Candida albicans is the first quorum-sensing system discovered in a eukaryote ([29][1]). In C. albicans , accumulated farnesol affects both dimorphism ([29][1], [50][2]) and biofilm formation ([62][3]). Fungal dimorphism is defined ([64][4]) as an environmentally controlled