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Título: | Candida albicans adaptation on simulated human body fluids under different pH |
Autor(es): | Barbosa, Ana Araújo, Daniela Ribeiro, Eduarda Henriques, Mariana Silva, Sónia Carina |
Palavras-chave: | candidiasis pathogenicity environmental cues virulence factor |
Data: | 3-Abr-2020 |
Editora: | MDPI |
Revista: | Microorganisms |
Citação: | Barbosa, Ana; Araújo, Daniela; Ribeiro, Eduarda; Henriques, Mariana; Silva, Sónia Carina, Candida albicans adaptation on simulated human body fluids under different pH. Microorganisms, 8(4), 511, 2020 |
Resumo(s): | Candida albicans remains the most problematic of all Candida species, causing severe infections. Adaptation to different human body niches, such oral and urinary tracts, has been shown to be essential for survival and critical for virulence of C. albicans. Thus, the present work aimed to study the behaviour of C. albicans on simulated human body fluids (artificial saliva and urine) at different values of pH (pH 5.8 and 7) by determining its ability to develop two of the most important virulence factors: biofilms and filamentous forms. Under this study, it was demonstrated that C. albicans was able to grow as free cells and to develop biofilm communities composed of multiple cell types (yeast and elongated hyphal cells) on both simulated human body fluids and under different pH. It was interesting to note that the pH had little impact on C. albicans planktonic and biofilm growth, despite influencing the development of filamentous shapes in artificial saliva and urine. So, it was possible to infer that C. albicans presents a high plasticity and adaptability to different human body fluids, namely saliva and urine. These can be the justification for the high number of oral and urinary candidiasis in the whole world. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/65611 |
DOI: | 10.3390/microorganisms8040511 |
ISSN: | 2076-2607 |
e-ISSN: | 2076-2607 |
Versão da editora: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/4/511 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CEB - Publicações em Revistas/Séries Internacionais / Publications in International Journals/Series |
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