Article
Differentiation of sugar assimilation characteristics and colony phenotypes in pathogenic and commensal oral candidal isolates.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Aug 1993
Hellstein J H, Fotos P G, Law S S, Kovacevic M, Carriere K C
Abstract excerpt
A comparison of sugar assimilation patterns has been made using 72 oral candidal isolates recovered from diseased and non-diseased patients. Significant differences were demonstrated between isolates recovered from diseased versus healthy mouths. In addition, significant changes in colony phenoty...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Candida albicans
- Candidiasis, Oral
- Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
- Humans
- Infant
- Lactose
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouth