Mt. Shimizu et al., HYALURONIDASE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATASE PRODUCTION BY DIFFERENT SPECIES OF CANDIDA, Journal of medical and veterinary mycology, 33(1), 1995, pp. 27-31
The production of hyaluronidase and chondroitin sulphatase by Candida
albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida guilliermo
ndii and Candida krusei was investigated using a complex culture mediu
m (Sabouraud glucose agar) and a chemically defined medium. Among the
63 C. albicans isolates tested, 61 (97.8%) were found to be hyaluronid
ase and chondroitin sulphatase producers; one isolate produced only ch
ondroitin sulphatase and one other was unable to produce either enzyme
. The second major hyaluronidase and chondroitin sulphatase producing
species was C. tropicalis followed by C. guilliermondii, C. parapsilos
is and C. krusei Among the C. albicans isolates tested no relation bet
ween the source of isolation and the amount of hyaluronidase and chond
roitin sulphatase produced was found.