Biofilm matrix of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis: Chemical composition and role in drug resistance

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 999-1008

  Al Fattani, Mohammed A ^a   Douglas, L Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; CHITINASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; FLUCONAZOLE; HEXOSAMINE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE K; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; URONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33747068293     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46569-0     Document Type: Article

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