Arachidonic acid increases antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-128

  Ells, Ruan ^a   Kock, Johan L F ^a   Van Wyk, Pieter W J ^a   Botes, Piet J ^a   Pohl, Carolina H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Clotrimazole; Ergosterol; Phospholipids

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ERGOSTEROL; ICOSANOID; IMIDAZOLE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYENE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CARBON SOURCE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FUNGAL VIABILITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CELL MEMBRANE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ERGOSTEROL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 57649205356     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn446     Document Type: Article

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