ABSTRACT
This study included to investigate the types of Lactobacilli which found in the milk
of 35 nursing mothers, and study the effects of these normal friendly bacteria on
Candida albicans. Eleven species of the genus Lactobacillus were isolated and
distributed as ; thirteen isolate belong to L. plantarum (26 %) , (12) isolate to L.
gasseri (24 %) , while L. acidophilus represent (6) isolates (12%) , L. fermentum(5)
isolates (10%) , L. casei (3) isolates (6 %) , beside 2 (4 %) isolates for each of L.
lactis , L. rafinotactis , L. paracasei , L. rhamnosus , and L. crispatis and only one
isolate belongs to L. salivaris (2%) . Candida albicans was diagnosed in 25 samples
of saliva from infants affected by thrush. The susptibility of C. albicans was tested
against five antifungal drugs The results revealed that the isolates were sensitive
to Miconazole , Ketoconazole and Clotrimazol , the zone of inhibition reached to
11, 10 and 10 mm. respectively ; on the contrary, the isolates were resistance to
the Nystatin and Grisofulvin . The effect of Lactobacillus spp. filtrate were
examined against C. albicans and the results were clarified that there was
inhibition activity of L. acidophilus and L. fermentum against it, with zone of
inhibition reached to (28), (15) mm. respectively. When the effect of Lactobacillus
spp. extract on C. albicans DNA was measured , by spectrophotometer at different
wave lengths ( 260, 280, 361 nm ) respectively they showed increase of the
absorbance with increasing of the amount of extract , which would mean that the
extract cause distraction to the DNA of the C. albicans . |