The effect of UV on Candida albicans

Abstract

Abstract: Ultraviolet as one of the important environmental factors is significant to the growth and the physiological reactivity of many organisms including Candida albicans.It was found that the progression of hyphal growth was inhibited, formation of spore was increased and no phototropic effects were seen; PL-irradiation inactivated Candida albicans strains through a multi-targeted process, What's more, null strains of rad51 was more susceptible to UV damage than the rad52 null and loss of heterozygosity was induced in Candida albicans by ultraviolet irradiation.In addition, statistical analysis demonstrated that UVC treatment significantly reduced the fungal microbial infection after burns; growth inhibition zone was significantly greater after treatment with riboflavin/UVA.So the influence of UV is remarkable to Candida albicans.

Key words: Candida albicans, UV, candidiasis

CLC Number:

R379.4

ZHANG Lei, YANG Wei-ling. The effect of UV on Candida albicans[J]. Chinese Journal of Mycology, 2014, 9(1): 56-59.

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