Candida species extracellular alcohols: Production and effect in sessile cells

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Martins, Margarida ^a   Henriques, Mariana ^a   Azeredo, Joana ^a   Rocha, Sílvia M ^b   Coimbra, Manuel A ^b   Oliveira, Rosário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomass; Candida species sessile cells; Extracellular alcohols; Headspace solid phase microextraction gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Mitochondrial activity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALCOHOLS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 78649647340     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200900442     Document Type: Article

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