Determination of biofilm production by Candida tropicalis isolated from hospitalized patients and its relation to cellular surface hydrophobicity, plastic adherence and filamentation ability

Yeast

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 331-339

  Galan Ladero M A ^a   Blanco Blanco, M T ^a   Hurtado, C ^a   Perez Giraldo C ^a,b   Blanco, M T ^a,b   Gomez Garcia A C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Candida tropicalis; Hydrophobicity; Plastic adherence

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CALCULATION; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

BIOFILM; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLASTIC ADHERENCE;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; INPATIENTS; PLASTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84883657753     PISSN: 0749503X     EISSN: 10970061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/yea.2965     Document Type: Article

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