The relationship between the cell length, adhesion to acrylic and relative cell surface hydrophobicity of Candida parapsilosis

Medical Mycology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 373-378

  Panagoda, G J ^a   Samaranayake, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acrylic; Adhesion; C. parapsilosis; Cell length; Hydrophobicity; Superficial; Systemic

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SIZE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

EID: 0031745544     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219880000591     Document Type: Article

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