Differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by using recombinant human antibody single-chain variable fragments specific for hyphae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1152-1160

  Bliss, Joseph M ^a   Sullivan, Mark A ^a   Malone, Jane ^a   Haidaris, Constantine G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; MERCAPTOETHANOL; PERIODATE; PROTEINASE K; RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY; SINGLE CHAIN FRAGMENT VARIABLE ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAGE DISPLAY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; THRUSH; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMANS; HYPHAE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037335808     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1152-1160.2003     Document Type: Article

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