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Part I Understanding the mechanisms that govern the development of biofilms involving fungal species.- 1. Aspergillus biofilms in human disease (C Williams).- 2. Candida albicans in multispecies oral communities; a keystone commensal ? (MM Janus, H ME Willems, B P Krom).- 3. The extracellular matrix of fungal biofilms (KF Mitchell, R Zarnowski, D Andes).- 4. Fungal biofilms: update on resistance (E Borghi, F Borgo, G Morace).- 5. Fungi, water supply and biofilms (Catherine Kauffmann - Lacroix, Damien Costa and Christine Imbert).- Part II Diagnostic, current and future treatment of biofilms involving fungi.- 6. Diagnostic of fungal infections related to biofilms (M Sanguinetti, B Posteraro).- 7. Disinfectants to fight oral Candida biofilms (ME Rodrigues, M Henriques, S Silva, ).- 8. Updates on therapeutic strategies against Candida (and Aspergillus) biofilms related infections (FK Muakkassa, M Ghannoum ).- 9. Natural sources as innovative solutions against fungal biofilms (M Girardot and C Imbert).