title: Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans with the use of killer toxins.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Liliane A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Scheid
authors.forename: Débora A Nunes
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mario
authors.forename: Elizabeth Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Heins-Vaccari
authors.forename: Janio Morais
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Santuario
authors.forename: Sydney Hartz
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003603:Cytotoxins; D055646:Killer Factors, Yeast