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Candida tropicalis biofilms: biomass, metabolic activity and secreted aspartyl ...
Grassi, M.; Silva, Sónia Carina; Capoci, I. R. G.; Azeredo, Joana; Henriques, MarianaAccording to epidemiological data, Candida tropicalis has been related to urinary tract infections and haematological malignancy. Several virulence factors seem to be responsible for C. tropicalis infections, for example: their ability to adhere and to form biofilms onto different indwelling medical devices; their capacity to adhere, invade and damage host human tissues due to enzymes production such as protein...
Influence of Laminarin in colonisation process of Candida albicans
Bonfim-Mendonça, P. S.; Tobaldini, F. K.; Batalini, I. M.; Capoci, I. R. G.; Godoy, J. S. R.; Kioshima, E. S.; Negri, M.; Svidzinski, T. I. E.Objective Candida albicans is responsible for the majority of cases of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), one of the most important candidal virulence factors is the ability to adhere to host surfaces. Chemotherapies that seek to improve the host immune response are an alterna- tive to control fungal infections. b-glucans are polymeric carbohydrates that have been reported to modulate human inflammatory responses ...