Relationship between thigmotropism and Candida biofilm formation in vitro

Mycopathologia

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 125-129

  Nikawa, Hiroki ^a   Nishimura, Hiroko ^a   Hamada, Taizo ^a   Makihira, Seicho ^a   Samaranayake, Lakshman P ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Candida tropicalis; Saliva; Serum; Thigmotropism

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOFILM; GENETIC STRAIN; SURFACE; THIGMOTROPISM;

ACRYLIC RESINS; BIOFILMS; BLOOD; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CELL ADHESION; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTURES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; SALIVA; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 0032322468     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007073930933     Document Type: Article

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