Skip to main content

Table 2 Evaluation of attributes of virulence factors in vitro of Trichosporon inkin isolates HGT198 and HGT914 obtained from a patient submitted to an acoustic neuroma surgery and further developed meningitis in Natal city, Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil

From: Trichosporon inkin meningitis in Northeast Brazil: first case report and review of the literature

 

No of T. inkin cells adhered to 150 HBEC

Hemolytic index (HI)

Biofilm formation (OD595nm)

Candida albicans ATCC90028

179.8 ± 2.05

0.63 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.03

Trichosporon asahii CBS2630

34.3 ± 1.70

0.74 ± 0.01

0.40 ± 0.01

Trichosporon inkin HGT198

36.7 ± 1.50a

0.68 ± 0.01a; b, c

0.77 ± 0.05a; b, c

Trichosporon inkin HGT914

37.3 ± 1.50a

0.56 ± 0.01a; b, c

1.04 ± 0.01a; b, c

  1. NT Not Tested
  2. aStatistically significant different from Candida albicans ATCC90028
  3. bStatistically significant different from Trichosporon asahii CBS2630
  4. cStatistically significant difference between HGT198 and HGT198
Back to article page

BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

Contact us