In vitro adherence of Candida albicans isolated from patients with chronic periodontitis

Adherence is considered an extremely important virulence factor in yeast. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the adherence to epithelial cells of C. albicans isolated from patients with chronic periodontitis in comparison to healthy patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Candida albicans cells...

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Main Authors: Adriana Gadotti Machado, Edson Yukio Komiyama, Silvana Soléo Ferreira dos Santos, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Fernanda Lourenção Brighenti, Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-08-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572011000400015&lng=en&tlng=en

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