title: Occurrence of killer Candida glabrata clinical isolates.
abstract: In this work we characterized the occurrence of killer activity in 64 Candida glabrata clinical isolates under different conditions. We found that only 6.25 % of the clinical isolates tested were positive for killer activity against a Saccharomyces cerevisiae W303 sensitive strain. Sensitivity of killer activity to different values of pH and temperatures was analyzed. We found that the killer activity presented by all isolates was resistant to every pH and temperature tested, although optimal activity was found at a range of pH values from 4 to 7 and at 37°C. We did not observe extrachromosomal genetic elements associated with killer activity in any of the positive C. glabrata isolates. The killer effect was due to a decrease in viability and DNA fragmentation in sensitive yeast.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Salud Pública, Universidad Veracruzana, Av. Luís Castelazo Ayala S/N, Industrial Animas , 91190 Xalapa, Veracruz , México.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arroyo-Helguera
authors.forename: De Las
authors.initials: de L
authors.lastname: Penas Alejandro
authors.forename: Castaño
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Irene
keywords: Candida glabrata; Saccharomyces; killer activity; yeast
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