Open AccessDetection of Candida albicans biofilm proteins induced by glucose, lactose, soy protein, and iron
Author(s) -
Indah Listiana-Kriswandini,
Markus Budi-Rahardjo,
Pratiwi Soesilawati,
Aileen Prisca-Suciadi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.55787
Subject(s) - biofilm , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , corpus albicans , lactose , biology , chemistry , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
Oral candidiasis is one of the most common fungal infections, which attack the mucosa of the oral cavity. These lesions are mostly caused by the fungal species Candida albicans . Candida albicans is included in the normal oral microorganisms that are opportunistic pathogens, and its presence is quite large, which can reach 75% of the total oral fungal population. Research on specific proteins of Candida biofilm can be an alternative to early prevention of oral infections such as Oral Candidiasis. This biofilm protein can be used as a reference in making kits to detect the presence of microbes that cause infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine molecular weight of Candida albicans biofilm protein induced by 5% glucose, 5% lactose, soy protein, and 5% iron.