Phagocytosis and killing assays for Candida species

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 499, Issue , 2009, Pages 17-26

  Du, Chen ^a   Calderone, Richard A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candicidal activities; Ex vivo; In vitro; Monocytes; Phagocytosis; PMN

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; FUNGI;

2,3 BIS(2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 SULFOPHENYL) 5 ((PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL) 2H TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; 2,3-BIS(2-METHOXY-4-NITRO-5-SULFOPHENYL)-5-((PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL)-2H-TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL SEPARATION; CHEMISTRY; COCULTURE; COLORIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORIMETRY; HUMANS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHAGOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 62249191458     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-151-6_3     Document Type: Article

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