Physiological comportment and in vitro sensitivity of Sporothrix schenckii isolates maintained for 18 years by two preservation methods;Comportamiento fisiológico y de sensibilidad in vitro de aislamientos de Sporothrix schenckii mantenidos 18 años por dos métodos de preservación

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 151-156

  Mendoza, Mireya ^a   Alvarado, Primavera ^b   Díaz De Torres, Elvia ^b   Lucena, Lilianyel ^b   De Albornoz, Maria C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

^b NONE

Author keywords

In vitro susceptibility; Morphological characteristics; Potassium iodide; Preservation; Sporothrix sckenckii

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; IODIDE; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; STARCH; TERBINAFINE; UREASE; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASTELLANI METHOD; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

EID: 28444467687     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1406(05)70029-2     Document Type: Article

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