Phospholipase activity of Candida albicans isolated from vagina and urine samples

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 169-173

  Mahmoudabadi, Ali Zarei ^a   Zarrin, Majid ^a   Miry, Sanaz ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Candida vaginitis; Iran; Phospholipases activity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IRAN; NONHUMAN; URINALYSIS; VAGINITIS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 77957758552     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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