Implantation and permanency of Candida albicans in the oral cavity of normal and sialoadenectomized mice after a single inoculation of yeast

• Main Authors: Marilda Aparecida Gonçalves Totti (Author), Elizabete Brasil dos Santos (Author), Oslei Paes de Almeida (Author), Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Candidosis is a common fungal infection in the oral cavity of humans. Candida albicans is the specie most frequently isolated from this infection. C. albicans ability to adhere to host tissue is considered an important step in the development of candidosis. In order to verify the role of saliva on t...