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Uzoechi A. U

Department of Microbiology, Imo State University Owerri Imo State

uche4realab@yahoo.com
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Research Article Vol. 29, Issue 2

ASSESSMENT OF PATHOGENIC POTENTIALS OF COLONIAL AND FILAMENTOUS Candida ALBICANS'IN VARIED IMMUNOLOGICAL STATE OF ANIMALS

Uzoechi A. U*, Orji Justina C, tNwachiikwn M.I.,, Ohttocha P./Nzvachukwu I.O

The infection process when C albicans grew in the filamentous and colonial forms were assessed in rats by determination of survival times, fungal burden from kidney and histological examination. Rats in the various immunological state survived C albicans in the Colonial form than in the filamentous form. Neutrophil deficient rats and rats deple...

Dec, 2015 Vol. 29, Issue 2
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Research Article Vol. 29, Issue 2

MORPHOGENESIS OF ORAL AND GENITOURINARY TRACT ISOLATES OF Candida albicans STRAINS AS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT GROWTH CONDITIONS

Uzoechi A. U*, Vwaezuoke J,C,, Nwachukwu I. O, Ahuocha Pauline, Nwachukwu M.J

Growth pattern and mycelia formation of two strains O (Oral isolate) and G (genitourinary tract isolate) of Candida albicans in horse-serum, MSB and RPMI 1640 media indicates that the first medium promotes filamentation in both strains while MSB initiates medium mycelium formation for O strain and RPMI stimulates the yeast growth and low filame...

Dec, 2015 Vol. 29, Issue 2
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