Morphotypes of Candida albicans and their associations with underlying diseases and source of samples

New Microbiologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-344

  Riviera, L ^a   Bellotti, M G ^b   Malighetti, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida albicans morphotypes; Source of samples; Underlying diseases

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATHOGENICITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 0030253146     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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