Inhibitors of Candida albicans adhesion to prevent candidiasis

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 408, Issue , 1996, Pages 197-206

  Segal, Esther ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BIFONAZOLE; CHITIN; NIKKOMYCIN; POLYOXIN D;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0029777567     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0415-9_24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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