Candida clinical species identification: Molecular and biochemical methods

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-112

  Costa, Ana Rita ^a   Silva, Filipe ^b   Henriques, Mariana ^a   Azeredo, Joana ^a   Oliveira, Rosário ^a   Faustino, Alberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Auxacolor; Candida species; Discriminating potential; ID32C; PCR; Vitek 2 YST

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 77951666118     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-009-0007-6     Document Type: Article

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