Distribution of secreted aspartyl proteinases using a polymerase chain reaction assay with SAP specific primers in Candida albicans isolates

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 409-413

  Kalkanci, A ^a   Bozdayi, G ^a   Biri, A ^a   Kustimur, S ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; SAP1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; SAP2 PROTEIN, CANDIDA; SAP3 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; SAP4 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; SAP5 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BLOOD; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 31144442097     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931422     Document Type: Article

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