Eap1p, an adhesin that mediates Candida albicans biofilm formation in vitro and in vivo

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 931-939

  Li, Fang ^a,d   Svarovsky, Michael J ^a,e   Karlsson, Amy J ^a   Wagner, Joel P ^a   Marchillo, Karen ^b   Oshel, Philip ^c   Andes, David ^b   Palecek, Sean P ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^e 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CELL ADHESION; CELL WALL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUCANS; HUMANS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; RATTUS;

EID: 34250899769     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00049-07     Document Type: Article

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