background  and  objectives:  long-term  usage  of  fixed and  removable  orthodontic  appliances  creates  a  favorable environment for the augmentation of oral normal microflora particularly candida species, which can increases the risk of periodontal lesions. the aim of this study was to assess quantitative and qualitative alterations in the carrier rate of candida spp. after placement of fi...

A PCR assay for the diagnosis of infection produced by Candida sp. was developed. The primers, designated 520 and 522, were selected from highly-conserved areas of the small subunit (ssu) 18S rRNA gene of Candida spp. To check the value of the results a Candida albicans oligonucleotide probe, digoxigenin-labeled, and a general Candida probe were used in hybridization experiments with the amplif...

Two novel yeast species, Candida aechmeae sp. nov. and Candida vrieseae sp. nov., were isolated from bromeliads in Itapuã Park, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. These species are genetically isolated from all other currently recognized ascomycetous yeasts based on their sequence divergence in the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA gene. C. aechmeae sp. nov. is phylogenetically close to Candida ubatubensis,...

Among 80 types of yeast isolated from wild flowers in Daejeon, Korea, two species that have not yet been identified by phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer-2 (ITS2) genes and 26S rDNA sequences were identified as Candida sp. 44-C-1 and Cryptococcus sp. 9-D-1. Neither of the newly identified species formed ascospores, while Candida sp. 44-C-1 formed pseudomycelium and Cryptoc...

The clinical, pathological, and microbiological features of 18 pregnancies complicated by intrauterine infection with Candida sp. are described. Chorioamnionitis with Candida sp. can be recognised macroscopically at birth. Penetration of the umbilical cord and membranes is associated with an intense fetal inflammatory response. The infection characteristically presents in infants of very low bi...

The clinical, pathological, and microbiological features of 18 pregnancies complicated by intrauterine infection with Candida sp. are described. Chorioamnionitis with Candida sp. can be recognised macroscopically at birth. Penetration of the umbilical cord and membranes is associated with an intense fetal inflammatory response. The infection characteristically presents in infants of very low bi...

A study was undertaken to find out the incidence of fungal mastitis in cattle. Out of 200 clinical cases of mastitis, 17 (8.5 %) were found to have been caused by fungi and 9 (4.5%) were identified to be mixed infection of fungi and bacteria. The yeast and yeast like fungi isolated were Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida guillermondii, Geotrichum candidum, Trichosporon cutaneum, ...

Interest in Candida species as a cause of hospital-associated infection is currently outstripped only by the recent focus on coagulase-negative staphylococci as significant nosocomial pathogens. Once considered little more than saprophytic nuisances, Candida sp. have assumed a progressively important role as hospital-associated pathogens. Coincident with the advent of effective, broad-spectrum ...

Candida sp. may be regarded as one of the leading etiologic agents of hospital-acquired infections, including those related with the indwelling medical devices, which become colonized by the yeasts, accompanied by biofilm formation. In this paper we assayed in vitro susceptibility to caspofungin of planktonic and sessile cells of nasopharyngeal isolates of Candida sp. Two types of biomaterials ...