Characterization of Candida albicans infection of an in vitro oral epithelial model using confocal laser scanning microscopy

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-194

  Malic, S ^a   Hill, K E ^a   Ralphs, J R ^b   Hayes, A ^b   Thomas, D W ^a   Potts, A J ^a   Williams, D W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Oral epithelial model; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKERATIN ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ARTICLE; BUDDING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL MIGRATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INVASIVE CANDIDIASIS; KERATINOCYTE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; VIRULENCE;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPHAE; KERATINOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOUTH MUCOSA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 34247626391     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: 1399302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302X.2007.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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