Factores de patogenicidad en "Candida tropicalis"

  1. Galán Ladero, María Ángeles
unter der Leitung von:
  1. María Teresa Blanco Roca Doktorvater/Doktormutter
  2. Ciro Pérez Giraldo Doktorvater/Doktormutter

Universität der Verteidigung: Universidad de Extremadura

Fecha de defensa: 10 von Juni von 2014

Gericht:
  1. Antonio C. Gómez García Präsident/in
  2. Beatriz Sacristán Enciso Sekretär/in
  3. Alicia Beteta López Vocal
  4. Enrique García Sánchez Vocal
  5. Ignacio Trujillano Martín Vocal

Art: Dissertation

Teseo: 360541 DIALNET

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".