Candida albicans biofilms produce more secreted aspartyl protease than the planktonic cells

Abstract

By using a simple, low-cost system of polystyrene centrifuge tubes we compared the secreted aspartyl proteases (Saps) secretion during the biphasic growth modes of Candida albicans using twenty-one clinical isolates. Our results indicate that biofilms of C. albicans consistently secrete more Saps than their planktonic counterparts. © 2007 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.