Production of virulence factors in vitro by pathogenic species of the genus Candida;Produção de fatores de virulência in vitro por espécies patogênicas do gênero Candida

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-227

  Rörig, Kelly Cristina Ortolan ^a   Colacite, Jean ^a   Abegg, Maxwel Adriano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida spp.; Hydrolytic enzymes; Pathogenic fungi; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

HYDROLASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDA; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROLASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; FUNGI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 65949095207     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822009000200029     Document Type: Article

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