Characterization of phenotype-based pathogenic determinants of various Candida albicans strains in Jordan

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 229-236

  Abu Elteen, Khaled H ^a   Elkarmi, Ali Z ^a   Hamad, Mawieh ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; CHEEK MUCOSA; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; JORDAN; KIDNEY; LETHALITY; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; JORDAN; MICE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOLIPASES;

EID: 0035727552     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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