Identification of a Candida parapsilosis strain producing extracellular serine peptidase with keratinolytic activity

Mycopathologia

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-65

  Vermelho, Alane Beatriz ^a   Mazotto, Ana Maria ^a   de Melo, Ana Cristina Nogueira ^a   Vieira, Flávia Helena Cardoso ^a   Duarte, Thalita Rodrigues ^a   Macrae, Andrew ^a   Nishikawa, Marília Martins ^b   da Silva Bon, Elba Pinto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feather keratin powder; Keratinases; Non albicans Candida; Zymography, extracellular serine peptidase

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

EID: 72549107735     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-009-9231-7     Document Type: Article

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