Characterization of biofilms formed by Candida parapsilosis, C. metapsilosis, and C. orthopsilosis

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 300, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-270

  Lattif, Ali Abdul ^a   K Mukherjee, Pranab ^a   Chandra, Jyotsna ^a   Swindell, Kim ^b   Lockhart, Shawn R ^c   Diekema, Daniel J ^c   Pfaller, Michael A ^c   Ghannoum, Mahmoud A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; C. metapsilosis; C. orthopsilosis; Candida parapsilosis; Catheters; Non albicans species

Indexed keywords

SILICONE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA METAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA ORTHOPSILOSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL STRAIN; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950371678     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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