title: Saliva promotes survival and even proliferation of Candida species in tap water.
abstract: Candida yeasts colonize the human oral cavity as commensals or opportunistic pathogens. They may be isolated from water circulating in dental unit waterlines mixed with traces of saliva mainly because of the dysfunction of antiretraction valves. This study deals with the growth ability of Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Candida parapsilosis in tap water with saliva (0-20% v/v). Results show that C. glabrata is the most susceptible species in tap water. Furthermore, saliva promotes both survival and proliferation of the three studied Candida species in tap water.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie et Microbiologie de l'Eau, UMR CNRS 6008, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France. vanessa.barbot@univ-poitiers.fr
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barbot
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Migeot
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rodier
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deborde
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Imbert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000254:growth & development*; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D050296:Microbial Viability; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology