Distribution of Ca.LSU intron and acid protease production by Candida albicans strains isolated from gastrointestinal tract of diabetes children

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-191

  Nawrot, U ^a   Skala, J ^b   Noczynska, A ^a   Potocka, N ^b   Koczocik, K ^a   Baran, E ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ca.LSU intron; Candida albicans; Proteolytic activity

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 6044274508     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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