Starvation survival of Candida albicans in various water microcosms

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-363

  Chaieb, Kamel ^a   Kouidhi, Bochra ^a   Zmantar, Tarek ^a   Mahdouani, Kacem ^b   Bakhrouf, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Hopital Regional de Kairouan   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; CFU; Its; Water; XTT

Indexed keywords

2,3 BIS(2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 SULFOPHENYL) 5 ((PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL) 2H TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; 2,3-BIS(2-METHOXY-4-NITRO-5-SULFOPHENYL)-5-((PHENYLAMINO)CARBONYL)-2H-TETRAZOLIUM HYDROXIDE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FRESH WATER; RAIN; SEA WATER; TETRAZOLIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORIMETRY; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RAIN; SEAWATER; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 79961201900     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000298     Document Type: Article

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