Characterization of the similarity of protein patterns and virulence of clinical Candida albicans isolates

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 760-766

  Khosravi, Ali Reza ^a   Riazipour, M ^b   Shokri, H ^a   Mousavi, M L ^b   Mahmoudi, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b IMAM HOSSEIN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Science Research Campus of Islamic Azad University   (Iran)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Dice similarity coefficient; PAGE; Protein profiles; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL WALL; CENTRIFUGATION; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROPHORESIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 60249090015     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.760.766     Document Type: Article

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