Relationship between cell morphology and intracellular potassium concentration in Candida albicans

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 281-287

  Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Azuma, Masayuki ^a   Igarashi, Koicbi ^a   Ooshima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Dimorphism; Hyphal growth; Miconazole; Morphology; Potassium; Valinomycin

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ERGOSTEROL; FLUCYTOSINE; GRAMICIDIN D; LANSOPRAZOLE; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; NYSTATIN; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM; VALINOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST CELL;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; BUCLADESINE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HYPHAE; IONOPHORES; MICONAZOLE; POTASSIUM; VALINOMYCIN;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 33745745673     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2006.39     Document Type: Article

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