Table 2 Comparison of virulence properties between the UAE strains, Finland strains and the saliva strains with reference strains; C. albicans (ATCC90028) and C. parapsilosis (ATCC 22019)

C. albicans

ATCC 90028

1

3.67(0.25)

1.43(0.34)

0.46(0.06)

0.51(0.02)

C. parapsilosis

ATCC 22019

1

ND

ND

1.00

1.00

UAE^a,b

C. albicans

4

2.69 (1.38)

0.69

NS

1.07(0.71)

0.74

NS

0.46(0.08)

0.035^c

0.53(0.13)

0.023^c

Finland^a

C. albicans

4

2.94 (1.03)

0.81 (0.51)

0.64 (0.10)

0.56(0.01)

Saliva^b

C. albicans

4

2.29 (0.50)

0.83 (0.18)

0.61(0.07)

0.49(0.04)