
Detection of Candida albicans Sap2 in cancer patient serum samples by an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of candidiasis
Author(s) -
Yicun Wang,
Xiang Gao,
Jian Gang,
Jingyuan Liu,
Shuai Dong,
Li Wang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.120377
Subject(s) - polyclonal antibodies , candida albicans , titer , systemic candidiasis , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , virulence , biology , corpus albicans , immunology , biochemistry , gene
The secreted aspartyl proteinases 2 (Sap2) of Candida albicans (C. albicans) is a potential marker of candididasis. It is a virulence factor associated with adherence and tissue invasion.