Investigation of multidrug efflux pumps in relation to fluconazole resistance in Candida albicans biofilms

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 973-980

  Ramage, Gordon ^a   Bachmann, Stefano ^b   Patterson, Thomas F ^b   Wickes, Brian L ^a   López Ribot, José L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b South Texas Centers for Biology in Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Efflux pumps; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PYRROLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHENOTYPE; PLANKTON; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST CELL; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; P-GLYCOPROTEINS;

EID: 0035992139     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkf049     Document Type: Article

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