Adhesion, biofilm formation, cell surface hydrophobicity, and antifungal planktonic susceptibility: Relationship among Candida spp.

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Silva Dias, Ana ^a   Miranda, Isabel M ^a   Branco, Joana ^a   Monteiro Soares, Matilde ^a   Pina Vaz, Cidália ^a,b   Rodrigues, Acácio G ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b Universidade do Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Antifungal susceptibility; Biofilm; Candida; Cell surface hydrophobicity; Flow cytometry; Non albicans species

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; MICROSPHERE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLIC ACTIVITY ASSAY; MEYEROZYMA GUILLIERMONDII; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PICHIA KUDRIAVZEVII; PLANKTON; STUDENT T TEST; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; XTT ASSAY; YEAST CELL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 84927154941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00205     Document Type: Article

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