Sensing of the Microbial Neighborhood by Candida albicans

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Mallick, Emily M ^a   Bennett, Richard J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MICROBIOTA; NEOPLASMS; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84887286022     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003661     Document Type: Article

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