Cell Surface Hydrophobicity and Adhesion: A Study on Fifty Clinical Isolates of Candida albicans
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) of 50 clinical isolates of Candida albicans was studied, and values varied broadly in the range 2% to 41%. Purpose of the present work was to investigate correlation of CSH with the C. albicans adherence to solid surfaces, if any. To elucidate this, adhesion to the polystyrene model surface was studied for all the clinical isolates. Adherence varied in the range of 79 to 478 cells per microscopic field. Results indicated no correlation between CSH of the clinical isolates and their adhesion to polystyrene.
Source: Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.51.131
Authors: Jayant Raut, Vimal Rathod, S. Mohan Karuppayil
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2049149451