Differentiation of Candida strains by lectin-mediated agglutination kinetics

Mycoses

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 101-107

  Nenoff, P ^a   Süß, Katrin ^a   Flemming, C ^a   Haustein, U F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Lectin mediated agglutination; Strain differentiation

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LECTIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL AGGLUTINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AGGLUTINATION; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CONCANAVALIN A; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LECTINS; PLANT LECTINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033939391     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2000.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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