Sequenced dermatophyte strains: Growth rate, conidiation, drug susceptibilities, and virulence in an invertebrate model

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-341

  Achterman, Rebecca R ^a,b   Smith, Adam R ^a,b   Oliver, Brian G ^a,b   White, Theodore C ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Dermatophytes; Drug susceptibilities; Galleria

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUOROOROTIC ACID; HYGROMYCIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NOURSEOTHRICIN;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; INVERTEBRATE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CULTURE MEDIA; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; GALLERIA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 78751629231     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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