Evaluation of adhesion forces of <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> along the length of <it>Candida albicans</it> hyphae

Evaluation of adhesion forces of <it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> along the length of <it>Candida albicans</it> hyphae

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Candida albicans</it> is a human fungal pathogen, able to cause both superficial and serious, systemic diseases and is able to switch from yeast cells to long, tube-like hyphae, depending on the prevailing environment...

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Main Authors: Ovchinnikova Ekaterina S, Krom Bastiaan P, Busscher Henk J, van der Mei Henny C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacteria
Yeast
Interaction
Adhesion forces
AFM
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/281

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