Cell surface hydrophobicity: A predictor of biofilm production in Candida isolates?

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 689-690

  Borghi, E ^a   Sciota, R ^a   Biassoni, C ^a   Cirasola, D ^a   Cappelletti, L ^a   Vizzini, L ^a   Boracchi, P ^a   Morace, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL SURFACE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; INOCULATION; LETTER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955647982     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.026898-0     Document Type: Letter

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