Effect of exogenous administration of Candida albicans autoregulatory alcohols in a murine model of hematogenously disseminated candidiasis

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-491

  Martins, Margarida ^a   Lazzell, Anna L ^b   Lopez Ribot, Jose L ^b   Henriques, Mariana ^a   Oliveira, Rosário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoregulatory alcohols; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Murine model

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GROWTH INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GROWTH INHIBITORS; KIDNEY; MICE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84864793854     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201100158     Document Type: Article

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