Effect of farnesol on Candida dubliniensis morphogenesis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-205

  Henriques, M ^a   Martins, M ^a   Azeredo, J ^a   Oliveira, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; Farnesol; Hyphae; Morphology alteration; Pseudohyphae

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CELL SIGNALING; YEAST;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA SPECIES; CELL-CELL SIGNALING; FARNESOL; HYPHA; MORPHOLOGY ALTERATION; PSEUDOHYPHAE; QUORUM SENSING MOLECULES; YEAST MORPHOLOGY;

MORPHOLOGY;

FARNESOL;

CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; MORPHOLOGY; YEAST;

ALCOHOL; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; YEAST;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 33846437471     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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