Volume 30, Issue 10 (January 2019)
Studies in Medical Sciences 2019, 30(10): 836-844 |
Back to browse issues page
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran (Corresponding Author) , dz.khazaei@gmail.com
Abstract: (2649 Views)
Background & Aims: Nowadays, the common use of azoles has led to increased resistance to azole among Candida albicans strains. Amino acid substitutions in azole target enzyme, ERG11p, is attributed to azole resistance in some clinical strains of Candida albicans. The aim of this study was to evaluate ERG11 gene mutations in fluconazole-resistant isolates of Candida albicans in Rasht.
Materials & Methods: In this study, the clinical specimens were isolated from the vaginal mucosa of 50 women. Candida albicans isolates were identified using standard identification methods such as germ tubes production and culture in CHROMagar media. Resistance and susceptibility of isolates to fluconazole were investigated through disc diffusion and broth micro-dilution methods. The mutations in the ERG11 gene were determined in clinical isolates using PCR-sequencing method.
Results: In this study, 20 clinical isolates of Candida albicans were resistant to fluconazole. The highest MIC of fluconazole was determined at 2048 µg/ml. Also, in eight fluconazole-resistant isolates by PCR-sequencing, two missense mutations (V437I and V488I) were found in the ERG11 gene.
Conclusion: It seems that having several mutations in the ERG11 gene is a reason for high MIC in resistant isolates of Candida albicans in this study. However, investigating other mechanisms of azole resistance is recommended in Candida albicans isolates.
Materials & Methods: In this study, the clinical specimens were isolated from the vaginal mucosa of 50 women. Candida albicans isolates were identified using standard identification methods such as germ tubes production and culture in CHROMagar media. Resistance and susceptibility of isolates to fluconazole were investigated through disc diffusion and broth micro-dilution methods. The mutations in the ERG11 gene were determined in clinical isolates using PCR-sequencing method.
Results: In this study, 20 clinical isolates of Candida albicans were resistant to fluconazole. The highest MIC of fluconazole was determined at 2048 µg/ml. Also, in eight fluconazole-resistant isolates by PCR-sequencing, two missense mutations (V437I and V488I) were found in the ERG11 gene.
Conclusion: It seems that having several mutations in the ERG11 gene is a reason for high MIC in resistant isolates of Candida albicans in this study. However, investigating other mechanisms of azole resistance is recommended in Candida albicans isolates.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
میکروبیولوژی
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |