Expression of Candida glabrata adhesins after exposure to chemical preservatives

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1891-1898

  Mundy, Renee Domergue ^a   Cormack, Brendan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; METHYL PARABEN; PROPYL PARABEN; PROTEIN EPA6; SORBIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FLO8; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSS11; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PRESERVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGINA;

CANDIDA GLABRATA; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VAGINA;

EID: 67650507843     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599120     Document Type: Article

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