Table 3.
Maximum Penetration of C. albicans Strains into Porcine Corneal Stroma
Strain | Penetration Depth* (μm) | P† | Penetration Ratio‡ (%) | P† |
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SC5314 | 761.7 ± 235.4 | 0.93 | 27.8 ± 10.9 | 0.73 |
DAY185 | 743.7 ± 209.1 | Referent | 25.0 ± 7.0 | Referent |
DAY25 | 168.5 ± 85.7 | 0.01 | 4.9 ± 1.9 | 0.009 |
DAY111 | 295.1 ± 79.7 | 0.03 | 9.4 ± 2.2 | 0.02 |
DAY117 | 340.3 ± 144.8 | 0.03 | 11.1 ± 1.6 | 0.03 |
GK088 | 207.9 ± 110.6 | 0.02 | 9.7 ± 2.9 | 0.03 |
CAS10 | 55.4 ± 62.2 | 0.005 | 2.7 ± 3.6 | 0.008 |
C. albicans maximum infiltrating depth, mean ± SD.
Pairwise comparison of each strain to prototrophic strain DAY185.
Mean maximum penetration depth relative to corneal thickness, % ± SD.