An investigation of the role of true hypha production in the pathogenesis of experimental oral candidosis
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 22 (6) , 471-476
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362178485380741
Abstract
From 427 cases of human oral candidosis 2135 yeast clones were screened for the presence of germ tube-negative C. albicans and variants that formed only pseudohyphae in serum; one strain of each was found. The pathogenic potential of the serum-pseudohyphal and germ tube-negative C. albicans variants was investigated in the oral cavity of the rat; both variants failed to induce palatal candidosis, in contrast to a germ tube-positive C. alibicans control strain. The pathogenic potential of C. albicans strains appears to be dependent on the formation of true germ tubes. On a recherché dans 2135 souches de levures de C. albicans clonées à partir de 427 cas humains de candidose buccale, l'existence de souches tube germinatif négatives et de variants formant seulement des pseudohyphes dans le sérum; une souche de chaque a été trouvée. Le pouvoir pathogène de ces deux souches a été étudié dans la cavité buccale du rat; aucun des deux variants n'induit une candidose du palais au contraire de la souche de contrãle de C. albicans tube germantif positive. Le pouvoir pathogène de C. albicans semble donc dépendre de la formation de vrais tubes germinatifs.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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