Table 2.
In vitro pathogenicity in eight different C. albicans isolates
| No. |
SAP
expression
|
Biofilm a |
Phospholipase
(P z ) b |
Pseudohyphae
(%) c |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP1 | SAP2 | SAP3 | ||||||
| 93-62 | + | + | + | +2 | 0.42 | 8 | ||
| 93-1428 | + | + | + | - | 1.00 | 5 | ||
| 93-107 | - | + | + | +2 | 1.00 | 5 | ||
| 93-1878 | + | + | + | +3 | 0.84 | 29 | ||
| 93-2553 | - | + | - | +1 | 1.00 | 4 | ||
| 93-2381 | - | + | + | +3 | 0.66 | 17 | ||
| 93-1471 | - | + | + | +2 | 1.00 | 6 | ||
| 93-1095 | - | + | - | +3 | 0.70 | 11 | ||
(-) negative; a1+, 2+, and 3+: %Tbloc (Measure of light blocked when passing through the wells) 5-20, 20-35, and 35-50, respectively. bPz = the diameters of the colonies (A) and the precipitation zone (B) around the colonies (medium: Pz = 0.41–0.60, low: Pz = 0.61–0.80, very low: Pz = 0.81–0.99, and none: Pz = 1). cThe percentage of cells in pseudohyphae form. Seven mice were challenged for each of the isolates.