Ausencia de relación entre el genotipo y la virulencia en especies de Candida

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  • Judith Díaz-García
  • Arendrup, Maiken Cavling
  • Rafael Cantón
  • Julio García-Rodríguez
  • Elia Gómez García de la Pedrosa
  • Gabriella Parisi
  • Javier Pemán
  • Brunella Posteraro
  • Maurizio Sanguinetti
  • Daniel Archimedes Da Matta
  • Arnaldo L. Colombo
  • Patricia Muñoz
  • Carlos Sánchez-Carrillo
  • Jesús Guinea
  • Pilar Escribano

Background: The virulence of isolates among different Candida species causing candidemia may play a role in the prognosis of the patients. Furthermore, the potential relationship between genotype and virulence is still unclear and need to be further studied. Aims: We aim to assess the relationship between genotype and virulence in Candida species using a Galleria mellonella larvae infection model. Methods: One hundred and ninety-four isolates from 68 clusters (Candida albicans, 114/41; Candida parapsilosis, 74/24; Candida tropicalis, 6/3) were compared against the same number of each species singleton genotypes in terms of survival of G. mellonella larvae. Results: The median of survival and the IQR ranges of clusters and singleton were as follows: C. albicans (2 days, IQR 1.5–2 vs. 2 days, IQR 1–2.25), C. parapsilosis (2 days, IQR 1.5–2.6 vs. 2 days, IQR 2–3.3), and C. tropicalis (1 day, IQR 1–3.5 vs. 2 days, IQR 2–3.5; p < 0.05). High intra-cluster variability in terms of median of survival was found regardless the species. Conclusions: No relationship between genotype and virulence in Candida was observed with the G. mellonella model.

Translated title of the contributionLack of relationship between genotype and virulence in Candida species
Original languageSpanish
JournalRevista Iberoamericana de Micologia
Volume38
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)9-11
ISSN1130-1406
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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