Studies on hyaluronidase, chondroitin sulphatase, proteinase and phospholipase secreted by Candida species

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Shimizu, M T ^a   Almeida, N Q ^a   Fantinato, V ^a   Unterkircher, C S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Chondroitin sulphatase; Enzymes; Hyaluronidase; Pathogenicity; Phospholipase; Proteinase

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 10144250289     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00120.x     Document Type: Article

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