Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of two closely related subgroups of Candida rugosa in clinical specimens

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1591-1597

  Tay, Sun Tee ^a   Tan, Hui Wee ^a   Na, Shiang Ling ^a   Lim, Su Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN; CARBOHYDRATE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; KETOCONAZOLE; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEINASE; SPACER DNA;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BLOOD; CANDIDA PSEUDORUGOSA XH1164; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CANDIDA RUGOSA ATCC 10571; CANDIDA RUGOSA SUBGROUP A; CANDIDA RUGOSA SUBGROUP B; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LAVAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; URINE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 80054721574     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.032854-0     Document Type: Article

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