Anti-Candida activity and biofilm inhibitory effects of secreted products of tropical environmental yeasts

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-180

  Tan, H W ^a   Tay, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YEASTS;

EID: 79953848197     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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