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Effect of phenotypic switching on expression of virulence factors by Candida albicans causing candidiasis in diabetic patients.
Revista iberoamericana de micologia - 30 Sept 2009
Antony Georgy, Saralaya Vishwas, Gopalkrishna Bhat K, Shalini Shenoy M, Shivananda P G
Abstract excerpt
A total of 110 strains belonging to seven species of Candida were isolated from various forms of candidiasis in diabetic patients. They were Candida albicans 53 (47%), Candida tropicalis 36 (33%), Candida glabrata 9 (8%), Candida parapsilosis 4 (4%), Candida guilliermondii 2 (2%), Candida krusei 5 (5%) and Candida kefyr 1 (1%). All 53 strains of C. albicans isolated were observed to express virulence factors such...
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