Phospholipid molecular species distributions of Candida isolates from the UK and Iran

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 883-889

  Mahmoudabadi, A Z ^a   Boote, V ^b   Verran, J ^c   Johnson, E ^d   Drucker, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d PHLS Mycology Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida; FABMS; Fatty acids; Iran; Phospholipid molecular species

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CARBOXYLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; STRAIN; YEAST;

ALBICANS; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRIES; FAST ATOM-BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRIES; IRAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR SPECIES; PHOSPHOLIPID MOLECULAR SPECIES; POLAR LIPIDS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECTRA'S;

FATTY ACIDS;

ANION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE;

PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA SAKE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA SAKE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; IRANIA; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 0141539189     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02072.x     Document Type: Article

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