Purification and germination of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis chlamydospores cultured in liquid media

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1051-1060

  Citiulo, Francesco ^a   Moran, Gary P ^a   Coleman, David C ^a   Sullivan, Derek J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida dubliniensis; Chlamydospore

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CHLAMYDOSPORE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAUGHTER CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GERMINATION; MACROPHAGE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PURIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA; CULTURE MEDIA; FLUORESCENT DYES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MYCOLOGY; SPORES, FUNGAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; MURINAE;

EID: 70350009676     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2009.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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