This abstract is based on research that was funded entirely or partially by an outside source: Health and Medical Research Fund (HKSAR) 11100992 and 12111292. Seeding Funding for Basic Research (HKU) 201211159011.Poster Session 22 - P2: no. 548OBJECTIVE: To investigate the in vitro effect of purpurin on biofilm development of non-albicans Candida fungi. METHOD: Biofilms of five non-albicans Candida fungi (C. glabrata ATCC 90030, C. tropicalis ATCC 13803, C. parapsilosis ATCC 22019, C. krusei ATCC 6258, C. dubliniensis MYA-646) were prepared in pre-sterilized, polystyrene, flat-bottomed 96-well microtitre plates. Standard cell suspension (100 μL, 107 cells/mL in YNB) was transfer...link_to_OA_fulltex