Virulence Compartment between Clinical and Environmental Candida Albicans Isolates

Abstract

The phospholipases, biofilm and germ tube of Candida albicans are considered to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of human infections. The aim of this study detection of virulence factors of Candida ssp.Therefore 60 clinical isolates of C. albicans from human and 28 isolates from environmental habitat were collected. 48 clinical isolates and 12 soil isolates were screened for phospholipase using an egg yolk agar medium production, biofilm and germ tube formation in vitro . 55% of clinical C.albicans isolates and 11.6% environmental isolates was high phospholipase producer where 1.66% of clinical isolates was low phospholipase producers isolates .