Antifungal mechanisms by which a novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa phenazine toxin kills Candida albicans in biofilms

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1379-1392

  Morales, Diana K ^a   Jacobs, Nicholas J ^a   Rajamani, Sathish ^a   Krishnamurthy, Malathy ^b   Cubillos Ruiz, Juan R ^a   Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLPHENAZINE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID; BACTERIAL TOXIN; OXYGEN; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHENAZINE METHOSULFATE; PYOCYANINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TARGET CELL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; METHYLPHENAZONIUM METHOSULFATE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 78650034180     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07414.x     Document Type: Article

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