Article
Azole susceptibility and hyphal formation in a cytochrome P-450-deficient mutant of Candida albicans.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 May 1990
Lees N D, Broughton M C, Sanglard D, Bard M
Abstract excerpt
A cytochrome P-450-deficient mutant of Candida albicans, strain D10, was employed to study the mode of action of imidazole antifungal agents. This mutant accumulates exclusively 14-alpha-methylsterols, resulting in a sterol profile which mimics that of azole-treated wild-type strains. Since the w...
Topics
- Azoles
- Candida albicans
- Clotrimazole
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- Imidazoles
- Ketoconazole
- Miconazole
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Nystatin
