Candida albicans promotes invasion and colonisation of Candida glabrata in a reconstituted human vaginal epithelium

The principal aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro co-infection of a reconstituted human vaginal epithelium (RHVE) by Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. Methods The ability of both species to invade and colonise the RHVE was examined using species-specific peptide nucleic acid (PNA)...

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Main Author: Alves, Carlos (author)
Other Authors: Wei, Xiao-Qing (author), Silva, Sónia Carina (author), Azeredo, Joana (author), Henriques, Mariana (author), Williams, David (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
RHVE
Candidosis
Co-infection
Candida albicans
Candida glabrata
Yeast PNA FISH
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31633
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/31633

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31633

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