Distinguishing Candida species by β-N-acetylhexosaminidase activity

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2089-2097

  Niimi, K ^a   Shepherd, M G ^a   Cannon, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034994970     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2089-2097.2001     Document Type: Article

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