Open AccessDistribution of Candida Species in different clinical samples and their virulence: Biofilm formation, proteinase and phospholipase production: A study on hospitalized patients in Southern India
Author(s) -
Vinitha Mohandas,
Mamatha Ballal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.77288
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , candida albicans , virulence , corpus albicans , biofilm , biology , sputum , germ tube , phospholipase , candida krusei , respiratory tract , bacteria , medicine , respiratory system , pathology , enzyme , tuberculosis , biochemistry , anatomy , genetics , gene
Candida species are normal inhabitants of the skin and mucosa. The importance of epidemiological monitoring of yeasts involved in pathogenic processes is unquestionable due to the increase of these infections over the last decade;