Determination of virulence factors and biofilm formation among isolates of vulvovaginal candidiasis

Context: Under morphogenesis-inducing conditions, Candida spp. begins to undergo yeast-to-hypha switch. This shift from commensal to pathogenic state is dependent on several virulence factors. Aim: To find out whether the isolated Candida spp. were pathogens causing vulvovaginal candidiasis or mere...

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Main Authors: Tapan Majumdar, Jhinuk Basu Mullick, Raunak Bir, Jayanta Roy, Samir Kumar Sil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2016;volume=36;issue=2;spage=53;epage=58;aulast=Majumdar