THE USE OF SOLID AND LIQUID MEDIUM TO STUDY THEEFFECTS OF HEAVY METALS ON THE GROWTH OF CANDIDA ALBICANS

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Abstract
Sabouraud's dextrose (solid and liquid) medium has been used to examine the response of
Candida albicans to Cobalt , Nickel , Silver , Copper and Lead in three doses per each (10 , 25 and
50) mg/l in different exposure periods . In the solid medium the number of colonies was not
effected by all metals ions , except Ag ions'(25 and 50) mg/l which completely inhibited the
colonies numbers . In the liquid medium the effect of these metals on the growth was in the
following sequence Co , Ni . Ag , Cu and Pb respectively: '
Most elements studied: showed increase in- the ‘inhibition effect on the growth with A
increasing the ions concentration in the medium , whilethe inhibition effect decreased with the
increasing periods of exposure

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Article Title العربیة

استخدام الوسط الزرعي الصلب والسائللدراسة تاثير العناصرالثقيلة على نمو الخميرة candida albicans

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محمد حسن خضر مكية مهلهل خلف فوزية علي عبد الله
Volume 5, Issue 2
Autumn 2006
Page 170-182

  • Receive Date 01 December 2006
  • Revise Date 20 December 2006
  • Accept Date 25 December 2006
  • Publish Date 28 December 2006