Cell surface hydrophobicity of Candida albicans isolated from elder patients undergoing denture-related candidosis

Gerodontology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-161

  De Souza, Roberta Diavana ^a   Mores, Alinne Ulbrich ^a   Cavalca, Laura ^a   Rosa, Rosimeire Takaki ^a   Samaranayake, Lakshman Perera ^b   Rosa, Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; CSH; Denture; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; DENTURE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; THRUSH; VIRULENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CELL ADHESION; DENTURE, COMPLETE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MIDDLE AGED; VIRULENCE;

EID: 68949207794     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2008.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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