Candida albicans biofilms: More than filamentation

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  López Ribot, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MUTATION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 20544445249     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.06.020     Document Type: Short Survey

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