Investigation of the relationship between virulence factors and genotype of Candida spp. isolated from blood cultures

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Sariguzel F., Berk E., KOÇ A. N., Sav H., DEMİR G.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.9, no.8, pp.857-864, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.5359
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.857-864
  • Keywords: Candida spp., clonal relationship, genotyping, virulence factors, ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY, SLIME PRODUCTION, MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY, PHOSPHOLIPASE-ACTIVITY, SPECIES DISTRIBUTION, BIOFILM PRODUCTION, STREAM INFECTIONS, ALBICANS, COLONIZATION, PROTEINASE
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of study was to investigate the virulence factors of phospholipase, proteinase, esterase production and biofilm formation in Candida species isolated from patients with candidemia, and to assess their relationship with Candida genotypes derived after repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) fingerprinting.