However‚ C. albicans frequently overgrows the microbial flora and causes superficial infections and epithelial damage [1]‚ [4]. In severe cases‚ the fungus can penetrate through epithelial layers into deeper tissues‚ reach the blood stream and‚ from there‚ may cause life-threatening systemic infections Virulence attributes Virulence roles Adhesins (ALs family‚ Hwp1‚ Int1) Adhesion and colonization Hypha production Adhesion‚ invasion‚ tissue damage Extracellular hydrolytic enzymes (SAPs‚ PLb
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Science High School in Lecheria‚ Calamba. The study would test the antifungal effect of the pineapple’s skin extract on Candida albicans. Instruments The researchers will use Candida albicans that they will buy from University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). The fungus‚ then‚ will be divided into three setups: Set A‚ Set B‚ and Set C. Each set will contain Candida albicans placed in a Petri dish. These sets will be given different amounts of the Pineapple skin’s soap extract; Set A will be
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Impatiens balsamina Linn. (Kamantigue) Flower Extract: A Potential Antifungal Agent for Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Medical Technology Unciano Colleges Inc-Antipolo In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology By: Bernardo‚ Reynalyn Cruz‚ Nor Rizsellito Lagman‚ Joyce Anne Leonor‚ Zheidi Ann Mari Samson‚ Danica November 2012 ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine
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(Latjiri)‚ Tinospora cordifolia (Giloei)‚ Plantago depressa (Isabgol) were evaluated against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. Hydro-alcoholic extracts of all the plants were found to have maximum antifungal activity in comparison to hexane extracts. Hydroalcoholic extracts of Andrographis paniculata and Achyranthes aspera showed maximum potency against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans at highest MIC value of 0.5 and 0.3 mg/ml respectively. Hexane extracts of Andrographis paniculata showed highest
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synonyms is considered. e.g. antimicrobial‚ antibiotic‚ antiseptic‚ bactericidal‚ etc. Specific organisms are identified as being of particular interest‚ especially those standard organisms that form part of the B.P. challenge test. These include Candida albicans‚ Pseudomonas aeruginosa‚ Escherichia coli‚ Aspergillus niger and Staphylococcus aureus. A cross-section of plants mentioned in the literature as being specifically targeted at these organisms are considered. The paper concludes with Appendices
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Recent research shows that the highest incidence of cancer among men is prostate cancer. The numbers are alarming‚ however‚ one thing that can be reassuring is that this kind of cancer can be prevented by making some lifestyle changes and changing your diet by eating the right kinds of food‚ keeping weight controlled and having an active lifestyle. Prostate cancer prevention is possible by doing some of these simple changes that may seem difficult at the start‚ but provides a lot of benefits in the
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daughter cell buds off from mother cell. A septum is created and daughter cell detaches. b. Pseudohyphae- Elongated blastoconidia. May align end-to-end like links of sausage. Associated with yeasts. True septae are not present. (Characteristic of Candida albicans) c. Chlamydoconidia- Thick-walled resistant asexual spores produced by “rounding up” and enlargement of terminal hyphal cells. d. True hyphae- Fundamental microscopic units of fungus‚ tube-like projections with no constictions at the cell wall
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present in the various parts of Chrysophyllum albidium plant were investigated. These phytochemical were determined quantitatively and tested against staphylococcus aureus‚ B. subtilis‚ pseudomonas aeruginosa‚ E. coli‚ C. tetani‚ and the fungus; candida albicans. Most the plant parts were found to contain alkaloids‚ tannins‚ phenols and flavonoids except for the absence of cardic glycosides in the root‚ tannins in leaves‚ and phenol in seed. The significance of the plant parts in traditional medicine
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preparation of ethanolic extracts and it is safe for human consumption compare other organic solvents like acetone and methanol (Ganora‚ 2008). In other research‚ the essential oil and 95% ethanol extracts of B. rotunda showed potent activity against Candida albicans (Taweechaisupapong et al.‚
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FUNGI (SINGULAR: FUNGUS) ARE CLASSIFIED WITHIN OWN KINGDON. THE KINGDOM FUNGI‚ WHILE SOME ARE IN THE KINGDOM PROTISTA.A FUNGUS IS NEITHER A PLANT NOR AN ANIMAL. IT IS SIMILAR TO A PLANT‚ BUT IT HAS NO CHLOROPHYLL AND CANNOT MAKE IT OWN FOOD LIKE A PLANT CAN THROUGHT PHOTOSYNTHESE. THE GET THEIR FOOD BY ABSORBING NUTRIENTS FROM THEIR SURROUNDINGS. Kingdom Fungi includes mushrooms‚ rusts‚ smuts‚ puffballs‚ truffles‚ morels‚ molds‚ and yeasts‚ and thousands of other organisms and microorganisms. They
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