Proposal of a low-cost protocol for colorimetric semi-quantification of secretory phospholipase by Candida albicans grown in planktonic and biofilm phases

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-174

  Taniguchi, Lisa ^a   de Fátima Faria, Berenice ^a,b   Rosa, Rosimeire Takaki ^a   de Paula e Carvalho, Alessandra ^a   Gursky, Lauren Christine ^a,c   Elifio Esposito, Selene Lobo ^a   Parahitiyawa, Nipuna ^d,e   Samaranayake, Lakshman Perera ^e   Rosa, Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Formédica Pharmacy Co   (Brazil)

^c FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida albicans; Colorimetry; Phospholipase; Planktonic

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME RELEASE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLORIMETRY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHOLIPASES;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 67650429636     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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