Inhibition of germ tube formation, filamentation and ergosterol biosynthesis in Candida albicans treated with 6-amino-2-n-pentylthiobenzothiazole

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 523-526

  Fabry S ^a   Gaborova S ^a   Bujdakova H ^a   Klobusicky M ^b   Vollekova A ^b   Kuchta, T ^c  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^c FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

6 AMINO 2 N PENTYLTHIOBENZOTHIAZOLE; 6-AMINO-2-N-PENTYLTHIOBENZOTHIAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ERGOSTEROL; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIA; ERGOSTEROL; HUMANS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0033290106     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02816254     Document Type: Article

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