Fig. 3From: Biofilm growth and IL-8 & TNF-α-inducing properties of Candida albicans in the presence of oral gram-positive and gram-negative bacteriamRNA expression of cytokine genes by biofilms (a) and biofilm supernatants (b). Human blood cells were stimulated by monospecies and polymicrobial biofilm (a) and biofilm supernatants (b) of bacteria and C. albicans. Abbreviations: Ca = C. albicans, Aa = A. actinomycetemcomitans, Sm = S. mutans, Sg = S. gordonii, Mix = Mixture, C=Control, *p < 0.05Back to article page