Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans with the use of killer toxins Avaliação das toxinas killer na diferenciação entre Candida albicans e Candida dubliniensis

The aim of this study was to report the ability of killer toxins, previously used as biotyping techniques, as a new tool to differentiate C. albicans from C. dubliniensis. The susceptibility of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis to killer toxins ranged from 33.9 to 93.3% and from 6.67 to 93.3%, respect...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Liliane A. Scheid, Débora A. Nunes Mario, Elizabeth Maria Heins-Vaccari, Janio Morais Santurio, Sydney Hartz Alves
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2010
Subjects:
Killer toxins
Biotyping
Candida dubliniensis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652010000300009
https://doaj.org/article/4a820f24d0c44eac9e2fee2f63cd8d9f
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Summary:The aim of this study was to report the ability of killer toxins, previously used as biotyping techniques, as a new tool to differentiate C. albicans from C. dubliniensis. The susceptibility of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis to killer toxins ranged from 33.9 to 93.3% and from 6.67 to 93.3%, respectively. Avaliou-se a capacidade das toxinas killer, previamente utilizadas na biotipagem de C. albicans, como método para diferenciar C. albicans de C. dubliniensis. A susceptibilidade de C. albicans e C. dubliniensis às toxinas killer variou de 33,9% a 93,3% para C. albicans e de 6,67% a 93,3% para C. dubliniensis.

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