Comparison of the hemolytic activity between C. albicans and non-albicans Candida species

• Main Authors: Rodnei Dennis Rossoni (Author), Junia Oliveira Barbosa (Author), Simone Furgeri Godinho Vilela (Author), Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge (Author), Juliana Campos Junqueira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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The ability to produce enzymes, such as hemolysins, is an important virulence factor for the genus Candida.The objective of this study was to compare the hemolytic activity between C. albicansand non-albicans Candida species. Fifty strains of Candida species, isolated from the oral cavity of patient...