Lectin typing of five medically important Candida species

Mycoses

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 85-89

  Muñoz, Angeles ^a   Alonso, B ^a   Alvarez, O ^a   Llovo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida; Lectins; Typing

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LENS CULINARIS AGGLUTININ; MANNOSE; PISUM SATIVUM AGGLUTININ; PLANT LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; LENTIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

AGGLUTINATION; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; LECTINS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; LENS CULINARIS; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0038752760     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00815.x     Document Type: Article

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