Acid proteinase, phospholipase and adherence properties of Candida parapsilosis strains isolated from clinical specimens of hospitalised patients

Mycoses

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 321-326

  Dagdeviren, M ^a   Cerikcioglu, Nilgun ^a,b   Karavus, M ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adherence; Candida parapsilosis; Enzymes; Phospholipase; Proteinase

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; SAPP1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FUNGI;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CELL ADHESION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; PHOSPHOLIPASES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 27744593679     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01145.x     Document Type: Article

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