Quantification of thigmotropism (contact sensing) of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis

Mycopathologia

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-19

  Nikawa, H ^a   Nishimura, H ^a   Hamada, T ^a   Sadamori, S ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida tropicalis; Germ tube; Hypha; Thigmotropism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 0030812613     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006849532064     Document Type: Article

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