Candida tropicalis


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Related to Candida tropicalis: Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata

Candida tropicalis

a species occasionally associated with candidiasis.

Candida tropicalis var tropicalis

A fungus that is an opportunistic pathogen in patients with impaired innate immunity, bone marrow transplantation or neoplasia, especially associated with surgery or indwelling devices, and accompanied by multidrug resistance.
 
Clinical conditions
Endocarditis, meningitis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia, spondylodiscitis, rupture of hollow organs (e.g., stomach, bladder).

Classification
1. Ascomycota.
2. Saccharomycotina.
3. Saccharomycetes.
4. Saccharomycetidae.
5. Saccharomycetales.
6. Candida.
7. Candida tropicalis.

Can·di·da tro·pi·ca·lis

(kan'di-dă trop-i-kā'lis)
A yeast species occasionally associated with candidiasis.

Candida tropicalis

A Candida species that, unlike C. albicans, does not produce germ tubes and does not hydrolyze urea. It is responsible for bloodborne infections in patients with diabetes mellitus, leukemias and lymphomas.
See also: Candida
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Multilocus sequence typing for differentiation of strains of Candida tropicalis.
Clonal population of flucytosine-resistant Candida tropicalis from blood cultures, Paris, France
Candida tropicalis was isolated from two separate peripheral blood cultures on days consistent with a worsening clinical picture.
Disseminated Candida tropicalis in a patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
The objective of this study was to develop an analytical method capable of characterizing phenanthrene metabolites resulting from biotransformation by Candida tropicalis CP1-1.
Methods for the detection of trace metabolites from biotransformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by yeast
Antifungal activity was carried out against Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei and Candida tropicalis.
Antioxidant and antifungal activities of Padina Pavonica and Sargassum Vulgare from the Lebanese Mediterranean coast
1978) which cannot be observed in Candida tropicalis strain due to its inability to form germ tubes.
Antifungal activity of Coriandrum Sativum essential oil, its mode of action against Candida species and potential synergism with amphotericin B
Emergence of Candida tropicalis as the major cause of fungaemia in India.
Effect of denture wearing on occurrence of Candida species in the oral cavity
Development of medium by the combined treatment of steam explosion and chemical decompostition of peanut shells for production of xylitol by Candida tropicalis.
Microbial production of xylitol from corn cob hydrolysate using Pichia sp
1) Candida albicans is thought to be the most common causative agent, although infections by Candida tropicalis and Candida glabrata have been reported.
Plasma concentrations of fluconazole after a single oral dose and administration in drinking water in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Carbon source baiting will be used for such pathogens as Nocardia, Candida tropicalis, Aspergillus, Pseudomonas and a variety of nontuberculous mycobactera.
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Aspergillus flavus and Candida tropicalis from pineapple is in line with the work of Efiuvwevwere [4] who reported that Aspergillus sp.
Fungal species associated with the spoilage of some edible fruits in Maiduguri Northern Eastern Nigeria
Antifungal activity of the chloroform extract of Hypericum ternum against Candida spp Hypericum ternum (chloroform) Amphotericin B Ketoconazole Candida tropicalis 250 15 3 (CEREMIC 131-2000) Candida parapsilosis 1000 30 25 (CEREMIC 118-2000) Candida glabrata 500 30 5 (CEREMIC 115-2000) Candida lusitaniae 1000 10 10 (CEREMIC 124-2000) Candida krusei 500 0.
Antifungal activity of some Brazilian Hypericum species
Improvement Of Nutritional Value Of Pomace From Kunun-Zaki Production By Fermentation With Candida tropicalis.
Improving the growth of broilers using maize waste enriched with groundnut paste and single cell protein

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