Phenotype switching affects biofilm formation by Candida parapsilosis

Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1073-1081

  Laffey, Sean F ^a   Butler, Geraldine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FARNESOL; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SWITCHING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST CELL;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; FARNESOL; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

EID: 17644399071     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27739-0     Document Type: Article

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