Effect of INT1 gene on Candida albicans murine intestinal colonization

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-251

  Kinneberg, Karen M ^c   Bendel, Catherine M ^c   Jechorek, Robert P ^c   Cebelinski, Elizabeth A ^c   Gale, Cheryl A ^c   Berman, Judith G ^c   Erlandsen, Stanley L ^c   Hostetter, Margaret K ^b   Wells, Carol L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Candida albicans; INT1; Intestinal colonization; Murine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CECUM; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTESTINE; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033430403     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5755     Document Type: Article

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