The filamentation pathway controlled by the Efg1 regulator protein is required for normal biofilm formation and development in Candida albicans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-100

  Ramage, Gordon ^a   VandeWalle, Kacy ^a   López Ribot, José L ^a   Wickes, Brian L ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Dimorphism; Hyphae

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BIOMATERIAL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WILD TYPE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0037183376     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)00853-4     Document Type: Article

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