Table 3 Extracellular lipase/protease activity of Candida strains isolated from OSCC or control patients
From: Analysis of oral yeast microflora in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma
No. of isolates (%) | lip+ | lip− | prot+ | prot− | lip+/prot+ | lip+/prot− | lip−/prot+ | lip−/prot− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control (N = 40) | ||||||||
N | 13 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
% | 32.5 | 67.5 | 37.5 | 62.5 | 15 | 17.5 | 22.5 | 45 |
OSCC (N = 140) | ||||||||
N | 53 | 87 | 66 | 74 | 37 | 16 | 29 | 58 |
% | 37.86 | 62.14 | 47.14 | 52.86 | 26.43 | 11.43 | 20.71 | 41.43 |