Ultrastructural alterations of Candida albicans induced by a new imidazole antimycotic omoconazole nitrate

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 395-402

  Nishiyama, Yayoi ^a   Itoyama, Toshio ^a   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal agent; Candida albicans; Electron microscopy; Omoconazole nitrate

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OMOCONAZOLE NITRATE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; YEAST CELL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0030910884     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01870.x     Document Type: Article

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