Enzymatic activity of Microsporum canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes from breeding rabbits with and without skin lesions

Mycoses

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-49

  Cafarchia, Claudia ^a   Figueredo, Luciana A ^a   Coccioli, Carmela ^a   Camarda, Antonio ^a   Otranto, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Enzymatic activity; Microsporum canis; Rabbit; Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; GELATINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SKIN INFECTION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DERMATOMYCOSES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GELATINASES; LIPASE; MICROSPORUM; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; RABBITS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 83655201317     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2010.01997.x     Document Type: Article

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