Proteinase and phospholipase activity as virulence factors in Candida species isolated from blood

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 208-210

  Mohan das, Vinitha ^a   Ballal, Mamatha ^b  

^a DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Candida cpp.; Phospholipase; Proteinase; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII;

BLOOD; CANDIDA; CROSS INFECTION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOSPHOLIPASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 61449365339     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(08)70050-0     Document Type: Article

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