Differences in proteolytic activity and gene profiles of fungal strains isolated from the total parenteral nutrition patients

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Sikora, M ^a   Dabkowska, M ^a   Swoboda Kopec, E ^a   Jarzynka, S ^a   Netsvyetayeva, I ^a   Jaworska Zaremba, M ^a   Pertkiewicz, M ^b   Mlynarczyk, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b W Orlowski Clinical Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SECRETION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; HUMANS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA;

EID: 79958139931     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0023-3     Document Type: Article

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