Adhesion and biofilm formation of Candida albicans on native and Pluronic-treated polystyrene

Biofilms

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-71

  Wesenberg Ward, K E ^a   Tyler, B J ^b   Sears, J T ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLOXAMER; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; TOXICITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 20444449271     PISSN: 14790505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479050505001687     Document Type: Article

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