Distribution of Ca.LSU intron and acid protease production by Candida albicans strains isolated from gastrointestinal tract of diabetes children.
The association between the presence of self-splicing intron Ca.LSU and proteolytic activity of Candida albicans isolates was tested. Study included 95 C. albicans strains isolated from gastrointestinal tract of diabetes children. The strains with the intron (genotype B) displayed a significantly higher proteolytic activity (385.2+/-192U/L) than did strains without intron (genotype A) (119+/-115U/L) (p = 0.0000048).
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Department of Microbiology, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland. nawrot@mbio.am.wroc.pl
Skala
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Noczynska
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Potocka
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Koczocik
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Baran
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D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000382:microbiology*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns
D016282:Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases