Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm on primary human sinonasal epithelial culture

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-225

  Singhal, Deepti ^a   Baker, Leonie ^a   Wormald, Peter John ^a   Tan, LorWai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOFILM; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; NOSE MUCOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SINONASAL EPITHELIAL CELL;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOFILMS; BIOPSY; CELLS, CULTURED; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NASAL MUCOSA; PARANASAL SINUSES; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 79960456665     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2011.25.3622     Document Type: Article

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