Characterization of the in vitro antimycotic activity of a novel killer protein from Williopsis saturnus DBVPG 4561 against emerging pathogenic yeasts

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 359-365

  Buzzini, Pietro ^a   Corazzi, Lanfranco ^a   Turchetti, Benedetta ^a   Buratta, Morena ^a   Martini, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimycotic activity; Emerging pathogenic yeasts; Killer protein; Williopsis saturnus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; KETOCONAZOLE; KT 4561; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGAL STRAIN; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PICHIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WILLIOPSIS SATURNUS; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOTOXINS; SACCHAROMYCETALES; TEMPERATURE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; ISSATCHENKIA; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; PICHIA; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; WILLIOPSIS; WILLIOPSIS SATURNUS;

EID: 4444384220     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.07.060     Document Type: Article

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