Optimized candidal biofilm microtiter assay

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 421-423

  Krom, Bastiaan P ^a,b   Cohen, Jesse B ^b   McElhaney Feser, Gail E ^b   Cihlar, Ronald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Optimized assay

Indexed keywords

BUFFER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FETAL CALF SERUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FORMAZANS; HUMANS; SERUM; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

BOVINAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 33846435701     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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