Ultrastructural architecture of colonies of different morphologies produced by phenotypic switching of a clinical strain of Candida tropicalis and biofilm formation by variant phenotypes

Micron

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 726-732

  França, Emanuele J G ^a   Andrade, Célia G T J ^a   Furlaneto Maia, Luciana ^b   Serpa, Rosana ^a   Oliveira, Marcelo T ^a   Quesada, Regina M B ^a   Furlaneto, Marcia C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida tropicalis; Extracellular material; Switching

Indexed keywords

ALBICANS; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLINICAL STRAINS; COMPLEX ARCHITECTURES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR; FILAMENTATION; HIGH FREQUENCY; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; PATHOGENIC YEAST; PHENOTYPIC SWITCHING; SEM ANALYSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ARCHITECTURE; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CANDIDA; SWITCHING;

YEAST;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL ADHESION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL ADHESION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHENOTYPE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 79957653824     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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