Highlights
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Anti-Candida potential of licorice phenolic extract in planktonic cells and biofilms.
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Pronounced growth inhibition of both Candida reference strains and clinical isolates.
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Licorice extract was more effective than individual phenolic compounds.
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Candida biofilms evidenced a higher resistance than planktonic cells.
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Synergic interactions appears to be responsible for the observed anti-Candida effect.