In vitro survival and germination of Candida albicans in the presence of nitrogen compounds

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1641-1647

  Abaitua, Fernando ^a   Rementería, Aitor ^a   San Millan, Rosario ^a   Eguzkiza, Ainhoa ^a   Rodriguez, Jose Antonio ^a   Pontón, José ^a   Sevilla, María Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candidacidal activity; Dimorphism; Nitric oxide; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0032814886     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-145-7-1641     Document Type: Article

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