Biofilm Formation and Phospholipase and Proteinase Production in Cryptococcus neoformans Clinical Isolates and Susceptibility towards Some Bioactive Natural Products

Table 1

Virulence factors in C. neoformans isolates.

Isolates	Virulence factors
	Biofilm formation (OD570 nm)	Phospholipase (Pz value)	Proteinase (Prz value)
Cn46	0.523 ± 0.045	0.71	0.62
Cn47	0.312 ± 0.007	0.75	0.88
Cn91	0.899 ± 0.057	0.50	0.41
Cn96	0.562 ± 0.019	0.59	0.56
Cn118	0.704 ± 0.060	0.37	0.67
Cn158	0.456 ± 0.018	0.44	0.52
Cn169	0.292 ± 0.070	0.33	0.67
Cn173	0.363 ± 0.031	0.59	0.69

OD = optical density; Cn, C. neoformans; Pz, production of phospholipase; Prz, production of proteinase.