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Genetic and phenotypic evaluation of Candida albicans strains isolated from subgingival biofilm of diabetic patients with chronic periodontitis.
Medical mycology - 1 Jul 2012
Sardi Janaina C O, Duque Cristiane, Höfling José F, Gonçalves Reginaldo B
Abstract excerpt
Candida spp. are commensal microorganisms that are part of the microflora of different sites within the oral cavity. In healthy subjects, who have an unaltered immunological status, these yeasts do not cause disease. However, in immunosuppressed individuals whose condition may have been caused by diabetes mellitus, Candida spp. can express different virulence factors and may consequently become pathogenic....
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