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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2012.tde-12112012-094105
Document
Author
Full name
Pedro Henrique Magalhães Cardoso
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2012
Supervisor
Committee
Paula, Claudete Rodrigues (President)
Szeszs, Maria Walderez
Vicente, Elisabete Jose
Title in Portuguese
Classificação e perfil fenotípico de cepas clínicas e ambientais do complexo Cryptococcus neoformans mantidas em banco de microrganismos.
Keywords in Portuguese
Cryptococcus neoformans
Antifúngicos
Criptococose
Fosfolipases
Leveduras
Abstract in Portuguese
Objetivando estudar o perfil fenotípico de leveduras mantidas em banco de microrganismos de Cryptococcus neoformans, 40 cepas de origem clínica e 44 de origem ambiental foram escolhidas aleatoriamente. As cepas passaram por tipagem bioquímica para diferenciação em C. neoformans e C. gattii, e dentre as cepas clínicas 90% foram tipadas como C. neoformans e 10% como C. gattii, já dentre as cepas ambientais 95,5% foram C. neoformans e 4,5% C. gattii. As cepas cepas que foram positivas no teste bioquímico para C. gattii passaram por tipagem molecular (PCR-RFLP) e verificou-se que apenas quatro cepas eram realmente C. gattii (VGII), e duas outras C. neoformans (VNI e VNIII). Quando estudado os fatores relacionados a virulência, todas as cepas tanto clínicas quanto ambientais foram produtoras de fosfolipase, sendo que cepas de origem clínica produziram essa enzima em maior quantidade. Todas as cepas tanto clínicas quanto ambientais foram produtoras da enzima protease e todas também apresentaram intensidade de cor da colônia ( melanização). Quando avaliado a espessura capsular in vitro todas apresentaram cápsula, das cepas clínicas, 67% apresentaram cápsula média e das ambientais 70%. Quando avaliado a sensibilidade aos antifúngicos pelo métodos E-test todas as cepas clínicas e ambientais foram sensíveis aos antifúngicos anfotericina B, cetoconazol, fluconazol, voriconazol e posoconazol. O itraconazol também foi testado e apresentou cepas sensíveis à droga, porém uma cepa clínica e duas ambientais tiveram classificação dose dependente. Destacamos que a fosfolipase poderia ser usada como um marcador fenotípico para o complexo Cryptococcus neoformans e uma correta identificação das culturas mantidas em banco de microrganismos é necessário.
Title in English
Classification and phenotypic profile of clinical and environmental Cryptococcus neoformans complex strains maintened in stock culture.
Keywords in English
Cryptococcus neoformans
Antifungals
Cryptococcosis
Phospholipases
Yeasts
Abstract in English
Aiming to study the phenotypic profile of yeasts maintened in stock culture identified as Cryptococcus neoformans, 40 clinical and 44 environmental strains, were chosen ran domly. The strains had undergone biochemical typing for differentiation as C. neoformans and C. gattii. Among the clinical strains 90% were typed as C. neoformans and 10% as C. gattii, already among the environmental strains were 95,5% C. neoformans and 4,5% C. gattii. The strains thah were positive in biochemical test for C. gattii underwent molecular typing (PCR-RFLP) and found that only four strain were actually C. gattii (VGII) and two other C. neoformans (VNI and VNII). When the factors related to virulence were studied, both the clinical and environmental strains were phospholipase positive but the clinical strains produced a greater amount of this enzyme. All strains were both clinical and environmental production of protease and also showed an intensity colony color (melanization). When the thickness of the capsule was evaluated, all of it showed a capsule, from the clinical strains 67% had an average capsule and from environmental strains 70% had an average capsule. When assessed by sensitivity to antifungal by E-test method all clinical and environmental strains were sensitive to the anphotericine B, ketoconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole and posoconazole. Itraconazole was tested and the samples showed drug sensitive-strains. We point out that phospholipase production would be used as marked to C. neoformans complex and a correct identification of strains maintened in stock culture is necessary.
 
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