Abstract
The phospholipase activity in Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis isolated from oral candidiasis cases were studied. The phospholipase activity was evaluated in egg yolk agar. All the C. albicans isolates (n = 48) showed phospholipase activity (mean Pz = 0.66). However, none of the C. dubliniensis isolates (n = 24) showed this activity. The authors discuss whether these findings are a true characteristic of C. dubliniensis or a consequence of the methodology employed, which includes the possibility that NaCl may have inhibited the enzymatic activity of C. dubliniensis.
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