Biofilm formation by five species of Candida on three clinical materials

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-242

  Estivill, D ^a   Arias, A ^b   Torres Lana, A ^b   Carrillo Munoz A J ^c   Arevalo M P ^b  

^a Althaia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c Associacio Catalana d'Intelligencia Artificial   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Candida; Clinical materials

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL COUNT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCOLOGY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POLYURETHANES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI;

EID: 79959760730     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.05.019     Document Type: Article

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