A quantitative real-time RT-PCR assay for mature C. albicans biofilms

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Xie, Zhihong ^a   Thompson, Angela ^a   Kashleva, Helena ^a   Dongari Bagtzoglou, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; CASPOFUNGIN; EFB1 PROTEIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,3 BIS(2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 SULFOPHENYL) 5 ((PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL) 2H TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; 2,3-BIS(2-METHOXY-4-NITRO-5-SULFOPHENYL)-5-((PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL)-2H-TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; TETRAZOLIUM;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRAIN HL 60; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 79955665001     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-93     Document Type: Article

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