Table 1 Mean morphology index (MI) of Candida albicans clinical isolates obtained from the oral cavity of kidney transplant recipients after 3 h of incubation in liquid media at 37°C, 200 rpm

ATCC90028

3.82 ± 0.50 vs. 2.47 ± 0.69

2.75 ± 1.46 vs. 1.03 ± 0.30

2.72 ± 0.96 vs. 2.08 ± 0.42

SC5314

3.28 ± 0.81 vs. 2.19 ± 0.68

3.52 ± 1.09 vs. 1.88 ± 1.37

2.59 ± 0.83 vs. 2.02 ± 0.79

Strain01

2.46 ± 0.70 vs. 3 ± 0.74

3.03 ± 0.95 vs. 1.38 ± 0.92

2.69 ± 0.81 vs. 2.14 ± 0.67

Strain02

3.43 ± 0.77 vs. 2.71 ± 0.87

2.9 ± 1.34 vs. 1.95 ± 0.76

2.06 ± 0.28 vs. 2.24 ± 0.57

Strain03

3.22 ± 0.64 vs. 2.47 ± 0.69

2.25 ± 0.66 vs. 0.95 ± 0.66

2.62 ± 0.74 vs. 2.28 ± 0.62

Strain05

2.23 ± 0.57 vs. 2.51 ± 0.59

2.75 ± 1.24 vs. 1.36 ± 0.88

2.09 ± 0.44 vs. 1.92 ± 0.49

Strain06

2.24 ± 0.51 vs. 2.08 ± 0.27

3.29 ± 1.12 vs. 1.39 ± 0.69

1.93 ± 0.33 vs. 1.91 ± 0.45

Strain08

1.86 ± 0.43 vs. 2 ± 0

3.57 ± 1.01 vs. 2.27 ± 1.46

2.01 ± 0.10 vs. 1.8 ± 0.40

Strain10

2.17 ± 0.62 vs. 2.7 ± 0.7

2.69 ± 1.36 vs. 1.69 ± 1.22

2.1 ± 0.54 vs. 1.98 ± 0.45

Strain11

2.15 ± 0.77 vs. 2.41 ± 0.57

3.62 ± 0.83 vs. 1.05 ± 0.51

2.49 ± 0.73 vs. 2.09 ± 0.57

Strain12

2.46 ± 0.56 vs. 2.32 ± 0.55

2.2 ± 0.74 vs. 1.11 ± 0.53

2.48 ± 0.61 vs. 2.03 ± 0.50

Strain13

2.17 ± 0.65 vs. 2.33 ± 0.57

2.99 ± 1.18 vs. 1.46 ± 0.99

2.26 ± 0.75 vs. 2 ± 0.59

Strain17

3.38 ± 0.63 vs. 1.82 ± 0.81

2.45 ± 0.83 vs. 1.24 ± 0.67

2.69 ± 0.79 vs. 2.34 ± 0.45

Strain20

3.7 ± 0.81 vs. 2.33 ± 0.57

3 ± 0.99 vs. 1.12 ± 0.52

3.55 ± 0.74 vs. 2.89 ± 0.85

Strain21

2.7 ± 0.92 vs. 2.58 ± 0.85

2.63 ± 1.28 vs. 1.57 ± 1.15

3.67 ± 0.53 vs. 3.21 ± 0.78

Strain23

2.8 ± 0.67 vs. 2.73 ± 0.61

2.07 ± 0.48 vs. 1.12 ± 0.59

2.3 ± 0.59 vs. 1.88 ± 0.52

Strain24

2.81 ± 0.74 vs. 1.8 ± 0.47

2.12 ± 0.54 vs. 1.25 ± 0.44

3.3 ± 0.78 vs. 2.73 ± 0.98

Strain28

3.24 ± 0.80 vs. 2.28 ± 0.53

1.64 ± 0.94 vs. 1.31 ± 0.90

3.54 ± 0.63 vs. 3.1 ± 0.87

Strain30

2 ± 0.62 vs. 2.32 ± 0.60

2.21 ± 0.46 vs. 1.1 ± 0.36

3.59 ± 0.62 vs. 3.25 ± 0.97

Strain31

2.79 ± 0.82 vs. 2.41 ± 0.48

2.2 ± 0.53 vs. 1.57 ± 0.70

3.63 ± 0.71 vs. 2.99 ± 0.82

Strain32

1.8 ± 0.65 vs. 2.2 ± 0.52

3.85 ± 0.48 vs. 2.33 ± 0.68

3.68 ± 0.49 vs. 3.1 ± 0.73

Strain34

2.15 ± 0.64 vs. 2.05 ± 0.50

2.6 ± 0.67 vs. 1.22 ± 0.52

3.57 ± 0.71 vs. 3.28 ± 0.74

Strain37

3.63 ± 0.80 vs. 2.87 ± 0.44

2.83 ± 0.79 vs. 1.2 ± 0.40

3.06 ± 0.83 vs. 3.36 ± 0.80

Strain40

2.85 ± 0.56 vs. 2.34 ± 0.68

1.98 ± 0.14 vs. 1.92 ± 0.27

3.79 ± 0.48 vs. 3.39 ± 0.65

Strain41

2.78 ± 0.69 vs. 2.3 ± 0.71

2.25 ± 0.52 vs. 1.79 ± 0.52

3.48 ± 0.77 vs. 2.99 ± 0.85

Strain44

2.45 ± 0.77 vs. 2.36 ± 0.83

2.07 ± 0.26 vs. 1.46 ± 0.50

2.15 ± 0.36 vs. 1.19 ± 0.61

Strain46

3.05 ± 0.77 vs. 2.23 ± 0.45

2.32 ± 0.57 vs. 1.52 ± 0.70

2.16 ± 0.47 vs. 1.96 ± 0.57

Strain50

2.84 ± 0.88 vs. 2.31 ± 1.01

2.99 ± 0.72 vs. 1.3 ± 0.46

2.49 ± 0.67 vs. 1.35 ± 0.70

Strain51

2.17 ± 0.43 vs. 2.14 ± 0.53

2.21 ± 0.46 vs. 1.2 ± 0.49

3.88 ± 0.38 vs. 1.41 ± 0.84

Strain53

2.64 ± 0.71 vs. 2.49 ± 0.67

2.36 ± 0.33 vs. 1.43 ± 0.73

2.07 ± 0.38 vs. 1.92 ± 0.42

Strain54

2.81 ± 0.40 vs. 2.34 ± 0.45

2.88 ± 0.82 vs. 1.6 ± 0.49

2.23 ± 0.51 vs. 1.19 ± 0.49

Strain60

2.36 ± 0.36 vs. 2.22 ± 0.26

1.88 ± 0.33 vs. 1.29 ± 0.67

2.41 ± 0.49 vs. 1.06 ± 0.24

Strain61

2.48 ± 0.75 vs. 1.71 ± 0.48

2.1 ± 0.39 vs. 1.08 ± 0.26

2.42 ± 0.61 vs. 1.05 ± 0.22

Strain70

2.99 ± 0.50 vs. 2.37 ± 0.49

2.54 ± 0.77 vs. 1.63 ± 1.05

2.53 ± 0.61 vs.1.21 ± 0.41

Strain72

2.31 ± 0.61 vs. 2.27 ± 0.51

2.37 ± 0.73 vs. 1.33 ± 0.70

2.72 ± 0.65 vs. 1.44 ± 0.69

Strain82

3.36 ± 0.93 vs. 2.62 ± 0.60

2.39 ± 0.58 vs. 1.31 ± 0.65

3.8 ± 0.60 vs. 1.47 ± 1.02

Strain85

3.15 ± 0.83 vs. 2.25 ± 0.63

1.98 ± 0.14 vs. 1.06 ± 0.31

2.77 ± 0.68 vs. 1.4 ± 0.53

Strain107

2.39 ± 0.63 vs. 2.19 ± 0.39

2.07 ± 0.33 vs. 1.06 ± 0.34

2.08 ± 0.31 vs. 1.27 ± 0.45

Strain06A

2.34 ± 0.71 vs. 2.1 ± 0.58

2.38 ± 0.68 vs. 1.6 ± 0.83

2.45 ± 0.59 vs. 1.53 ± 0.63

Strain06L

2.94 ± 0.58 vs. 2.56 ± 1.01

2.28 ± 0.59 vs. 1.52 ± 0.67

3.86 ± 0.45 vs. 1.13 ± 0.43

Strain10Li

2.42 ± 0.70 vs. 2.29 ± 0.62

2.01 ± 0.17 vs. 1.03 ± 0.17

2.42 ± 0.74 vs. 1.07 ± 0.29

Strain10S

2.54 ± 0.76vs. 2.65 ± 0.69

2.06 ± 0.55 vs. 1.02 ± 0.14

2.55 ± 0.86 vs. 1.12 ± 0.46

Strain12A

3.3 ± 0.79 vs. 2.44 ± 0.80

2.04 ± 0.20 vs. 1.09 ± 0.32

2.62 ± 0.74 vs. 1.16 ± 0.44

Strain12L

3.2 ± 0.68 vs. 2.31 ± 0.63

1.96 ± 0.20 vs. 1.09 ± 0.29

2.43 ± 0.59 vs. 1.19 ± 0.49

Strain15A

2.96 ± 0.83 vs. 2.38 ± 0.84

2.21 ± 0.46 vs. 1.2 ± 0.49

3.12 ± 0.87 vs. 1.11 ± 0.35

Strain15G

3.13 ± 0.81 vs. 1.92 ± 0.76

1.85 ± 0.36 vs. 1.26 ± 0.61

3.63 ± 0.61 vs. 1.4 ± 0.82

Strain15L

2.58 ± 0.68 vs. 2.34 ± 0.76

2.85 ± 0.89 vs. 1.3 ± 0.90

3.03 ± 0.89 vs. 1.63 ± 0.61

Strain18A

3.05 ± 0.67 vs. 1.74 ± 0.52

2.3 ± 0.56 vs. 1.53 ± 0.67

2.47 ± 0.64 vs. 1.97 ± 0.72

Strain111L

2.6 ± 0.70 vs. 2.36 ± 0.54

1.92 ± 0.42 vs. 1.26 ± 0.58

3.12 ± 0.57 vs. 1.33 ± 0.59

Strain111R

4 ± 0 vs. 3.11 ± 0.89

2.21 ± 0.46 vs. 1.21 ± 0.50

3.83 ± 0.53 vs. 3.55 ± 0.74