candida is ubiquitous in nature , I had been working on candida isolated from neonatal blood & oral cavity of cancer patient . I use to stock them on SDA but I also stocked them in small sterile bottles with Normal saline.say 2ml .well preserved in refrigerator . the survival was about 93% after 6 months when subcultured on SDA. however in saliva with lot of enzymes the survival will be less .Will try to find if an such data exist.
Dear Arif Mohiddin
The following references could by answer your question
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Jawad
Rangel-Frausto, M. S., Houston, A. K., Bale, M. J., Fu, C., & Wenzel, R. P. (1994). An experimental model for study of Candida survival and transmission in human volunteers. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 13(7), 590-595.
Kashbur, I. M., Ayliffe, G. A., & George, R. H. (1980). The survival of Candida albicans in moist and dry environments. The Journal of Hospital Infection, 1(4), 349-356.
Dear Arif Mohiddin
The following references could by answer, in adition, to your question
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Heber
Valentijn-Benz M, Nazmi K, Brand HS, van't Hof W, Veerman EC. Growth of Candida albicans in human saliva is supported by low-molecular-mass compounds. FEMS Yeast Res. 2015 Dec;15(8). pii: fov088. doi: 10.1093/femsyr/fov088. Epub 2015 Sep 20.
Barbot V, Migeot V, Rodier MH, Deborde M, Imbert C. Saliva promotes survival and even proliferation of Candida species in tap water. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2011 Nov;324(1):17-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02379.x. Epub 2011 Sep 8.
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