Factores de patogenicidad en "Candida tropicalis"

  1. Galán Ladero, María Ángeles
Dirigida per:
  1. María Teresa Blanco Roca Director/a
  2. Ciro Pérez Giraldo Director/a

Universitat de defensa: Universidad de Extremadura

Fecha de defensa: 10 de de juny de 2014

Tribunal:
  1. Antonio C. Gómez García President/a
  2. Beatriz Sacristán Enciso Secretari/ària
  3. Alicia Beteta López Vocal
  4. Enrique García Sánchez Vocal
  5. Ignacio Trujillano Martín Vocal

Tipus: Tesi

Teseo: 360541 DIALNET

Resum

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".