Factores de patogenicidad en "Candida tropicalis"
- Galán Ladero, María Ángeles
- María Teresa Blanco Roca Doktorvater/Doktormutter
- Ciro Pérez Giraldo Doktorvater/Doktormutter
Universität der Verteidigung: Universidad de Extremadura
Fecha de defensa: 10 von Juni von 2014
- Antonio C. Gómez García Präsident/in
- Beatriz Sacristán Enciso Sekretär/in
- Alicia Beteta López Vocal
- Enrique García Sánchez Vocal
- Ignacio Trujillano Martín Vocal
Art: Dissertation
Zusammenfassung
Infections due to opportunistic fungal pathogens have increased significantly in recent years. "Candida" and "Aspergillus" are the most frequent microorganisms isolated from clinical samples. Although "Candida albicans" is the specie of Candida found most frequently, other species different to "Candida albicans" ("Candida glabrata", "Candida tropicalis" and "Candida krusei") are emerging as opportunistic pathogens. The incidence of "C. tropicalis" increased (2.9%) between 1997 and 2003. "Candida" has a number of virulence factors that facilitate colonization and infection in the host. The aim of this thesis was the determination of these virulence factors in "Candida tropicalis".