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10531677

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
The biofilm formation of the oral fungal pathogen Candida on denture acrylic strips coated with saliva or serum was examined in relation to the ability to induce hyphae by thigmotropic reaction, using C. albicans (4 isolates), C. glabrata (3 isolates) and C. tropicalis (3 isolates). Both the degree of biofilm formation and the amount of hyphae exhibiting thigmotropism varied depending upon both the species and strains of Candida. Although there was no significant correlation between the amount of hyphae induced by thigmotropic reaction of fungal isolates and biofilm formation on uncoated control specimens (r = 0.577; p < 0.05), the ability of hyphae induced by thigmotropic reaction significantly correlated with the amount of both saliva- and serum-admixed biofilms (r = 0.734; p < 0.05 and r = 0.793; p < 0.01, respectively). Taken together our in vitro data suggested that the hyphal induction by thigmotropic reaction is of importance in candidal biofilm formation on saliva- or serum-coated acrylic surfaces.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-486X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
144
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationship between thigmotropism and Candida biofilm formation in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Japan. hirocky@ipc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't