Molecular analysis of Candida glabrata clinical isolates

Mycopathologia

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-105

  Berila, Norbert ^a   Subik, Julius ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Candida glabrata; DNA sequencing; Drug resistance; Microsatellite marker

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SLOVAKIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SLOVAKIA;

CANDIDA GLABRATA;

EID: 77954242525     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-010-9298-1     Document Type: Article

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