These characteristics explain the fact that the use of dead yeasts induces a significant increment of survival in comparison with treatments using live yeasts, indicating that in this particular case the strain of
Candida tropicalis has the potentiality of being a prebiotic instead of a probiotic microorganism.
Study design/Methods: Biofilms of clinical isolates and reference strain of
Candida tropicalis were treated with AQs (AQ1 or AQ2) and/or AmB, and the biofilms depletion was studied by crystal violet and confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM).
We report our experience of treating a patient in whom occlusion of the left femoral artery developed secondary to endocarditis caused by
Candida tropicalis .
coli and Serratia marcescens, move "in lock step" with the fungus
Candida tropicalis, working to produce a biofilm that prompts inflammation typical of Crohn's disease.
Candida glabrata,
Candida tropicalis and Cryptococcus neoformans occurred less frequently than the above pathogen in CTD patients (Table 2).
The antibacterial activity was tested against clinical strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeroginosa and Staphylococcus aureus using Mueller Hinton broth and the antifungal activity against Candida albicans, Candida krusei,
Candida tropicalis and Candida guilliermondii with RPMI 1640 as test medium.
Candida tropicalis was isolated from the urine, but the blood culture was negative.