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. 2012 Oct 30;7(10):e48369. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048369

Table 2. Effects of calcium on the antifungal activity versus mutant C. albicans strains.

Antifungal MIC₈₀ (µg/ml)^a		Strains
		cnaΔ/Δ::CNA	rta2Δ/Δ cnaΔ/Δ::CNA	cnaΔ/Δ rta2Δ/Δ::RTA2	crz1Δ/ Δ::CRZ1	rta2Δ/Δ crz1Δ/ Δ::CRZ1	crz1Δ/Δ rta2Δ/ Δ::RTA2	rta2Δ/Δ::RTA2
Fluconazole	–	0.5	0.125	0.06	0.5	0.125	0.125	0.5
	+1mM CaCl₂	16	0.25	0.125	16	0.25	0.25	64
Caspofungin	–	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.15	0.3
	+1mM CaCl₂	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.3

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MIC₈₀s were determined after 48 h incubation and all experiments were performed in triplicate.