Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans with the use of killer toxins.
The aim of this study was to report the ability of killer toxins, previously used as biotyping techniques, as a new tool to differentiate C. albicans from C. dubliniensis. The susceptibility of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis to killer toxins ranged from 33.9 to 93.3% and from 6.67 to 93.3%, respectively.
Scheid
Liliane A
LA
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Mario
Débora A Nunes
DA
Heins-Vaccari
Elizabeth Maria
EM
Santuario
Janio Morais
JM
Alves
Sydney Hartz
SH
D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D055646:Killer Factors, Yeast / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*
D003603:Cytotoxins; D055646:Killer Factors, Yeast