Article
Characterization of phenotype-based pathogenic determinants of various Candida albicans strains in Jordan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2001
Abu-Elteen K H, Elkarmi A Z, Hamad M
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-six clinical isolates of Candida albicans representing 14 different strain types were tested for their phospholipase and proteinase activities in correlation with adherence to buccal epithelial cells (BECs) and lethality to mice. Variations in phospholipase and proteinase production as well as adherence to BECs were observed both among isolates of the same strain type and between isolates of different...
Topics
- Animals
- Candida albicans
- Endopeptidases
- Epithelial Cells
- Humans
- Jordan
- Mice
- Mouth Mucosa
- Phenotype
- Phospholipases
