Scanning electron microscopy of the development of structured aerial mycelia and satellite colonies of phenotypically switched Candida albicans

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 326-332

  Radford, D R ^a   Challacombe, S J ^a   Walter, J D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030945502     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-4-326     Document Type: Article

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