Fig. 2

Effects of L. casei Shirota on the early biofilm formation and hyphal growth of Candida spp. C. albicans 90028 (A) and SC5314 (C) incubated in the presence of serum (10%) at 37 °C for 24 h. Few yeast cells were seen after cocultivation with L. casei Shirota (B). Hyphae formation was strongly impaired when Candida strains were cocultured with L. casei Shirota (D). Magnification 1000× (A, C and D); B 400 ×