Antimicrobial effect of farnesol, a Candida albicans quorum sensing molecule, on Paracoccidioides brasiliensis growth and morphogenesis

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Derengowski, Lorena S ^a   De Souza Silva, Calliandra ^a   Braz, Shélida V ^a   Mello De Sousa, Thiago M ^a   Báo, Sônia N ^a   Kyaw, Cynthia M ^a   Silva Pereira, Ildinete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARNESOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CELL WALL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; QUORUM SENSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FARNESOL; MORPHOGENESIS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 65649142040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14760711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-8-13     Document Type: Article

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