Comparison of Candida parapsilosis, Candida orthopsilosis, and Candida metapsilosis adhesive properties and pathogenicity

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-103

  Bertini, Alessia ^a   De Bernardis, Flavia ^b   Hensgens, Lambert A M ^a   Sandini, Silvia ^b   Senesi, Sonia ^a   Tavanti, Arianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Candida metapsilosis; Candida orthopsilosis; Candida parapsilosis; Ectophosphatase; Murine vaginitis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PHOSPHATASE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA METAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA ORTHOPSILOSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; VAGINA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84875370738     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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