The role of cell density in the morphology of the Candida albicans biofilms development and the tyrosol production

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 344-348

  Wei, Xin ^a   Wu, Guan Ling ^a   Liu, Wei Hong ^b   Zhang, Yan ^b   Hu, Qin ^a  

^a Postdoctoral Mobile Research Station of Basic Medical College   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Candida albicans biofilms; Cell density; Tyrosol

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; TYROSOL;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DENSITY; CENTRIFUGATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84863229189     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5101.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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