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In vitro evaluation of putative virulence attributes of oral isolates of Candida spp. obtained from elderly healthy individuals.
Mycopathologia - 1 Oct 2008
Furlaneto-Maia Luciana, Specian Ana Flavia, Bizerra Fernando Cesar, de Oliveira Marcelo Tempesta, Furlaneto Márcia Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Identification of Candida isolates obtained from oral cavity of elderly healthy individuals revealed the predominance of non-albicans Candida species (88.9%) compared to Candida albicans (11%). CHROMagar Candida differential medium and PCR revealed the presence of Candida tropicalis (33.3%), Candida glabrata (27.8%), and Candida krusei (16.7%). We investigated the presence of virulence attributes in a total of 18...
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