Impact of environmental conditions on the form and function of Candida albicans biofilms

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1389-1402

  Daniels, Karla J ^a   Park, Yang Nim ^a   Srikantha, Thyagarajan ^a   Pujol, Claude ^a   Soll, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

EID: 84884566111     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00127-13     Document Type: Article

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