Monitoring ALS1 and ALS3 gene expression during in vitro Candida albicans biofilm formation under continuous flow conditions

Mycopathologia

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-17

  Nailis, Heleen ^a   Vandenbroucke, Roosmarijn ^a   Tilleman, Kelly ^a   Deforce, Dieter ^a   Nelis, Hans ^a   Coenye, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ALS1; ALS3; Biofilms; Candida albicans; Filamentation; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

ALS1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; ALS3 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TIME;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 57049153523     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-008-9148-6     Document Type: Article

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