Assessment of in vitro biofilm formation by Candida species isolates from vulvovaginal candidiasis and ultrastructural characteristics

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 497-502

  Paiva, Luciene C F ^a   Vidigal, Pedrina G ^a   Donatti, Lucélia ^b   Svidzinski, Terezinha I E ^b   Consolaro, Marcia E L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adherence; Biofilm; CSLM; SEM; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ADHERENCE; BIOFILM DYNAMICS; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM PRODUCTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA SPECIES; CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY; CSLM; FUNGAL INFECTION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; IN-VITRO; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; VIRULENCE POTENTIAL; VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS;

ASSAYS; CANDIDA; CELL MEMBRANES; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

BIOFILMS;

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; PHENAZINE METHOSULFATE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; METHYLPHENAZONIUM METHOSULFATE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CITRUS VARIEGATION VIRUS;

EID: 84855216973     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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