Adherence ability of Candida africana: A comparative study with Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Romeo, Orazio ^a   De Leo, Filomena ^a   Criseo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida africana; Candida albicans; Candida biofilm; Human Hela cells; HWP1 gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; CANDIDA AFRICANA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS ADHERENCE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CELL ADHESION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA AFRICANA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS;

EID: 79959265338     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01833.x     Document Type: Article

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