Open AccessIsolation and Idintification of candida albicans from vagina and Study of some Virulance Factors
Author(s) -
Ilham Saeed Banno,
Ayad F. Nakkash,
Shaimaa Nghamish Mizi’l
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
mağallaẗ baġdād li-l-ʿulūm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.167
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2411-7986
pISSN - 2078-8665
DOI - 10.21123/bsj.7.1.233-240
Subject(s) - candida albicans , vagina , microbiology and biotechnology , virulence , biology , isolation (microbiology) , corpus albicans , trichomonas vaginalis , vulvovaginal candidiasis , anatomy , gene , biochemistry
197 vaginal swabs were collected from women of different ages. (60) Isolates of Candida albicans (30.4%) were obtained, and the other species of Candida represent (18.27%). Bacterial infections showed (41.11%), and infection with Trichomonas vaginalis was (2.03%). Ten isolates of C. albicans were chosen randomly for farther study which include two virulence factors tendency of adhesion wich showed a percentage of (52%) to(32%) , and the ability to produce phospholipaze enzyme and it’s activity which showed (50%) of the isolates have the ability to produce the enzyme in different degrees .