Identification of Candida glabrata by a 30-second trehalase test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 3602-3605

  Freydière, Anne Marie ^a   Parant, F ^a   Noel Baron, F ^a   Crepy, M ^a   Treny, A ^a   Raberin, H ^a   Davidson, A ^a   Odds, F C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; TREHALASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; COLONY FORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; TREHALASE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI;

EID: 0036790108     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.10.3602-3605.2002     Document Type: Article

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