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Phenotypical characterization and molecular identification of clinical isolates of Candida tropicalis.
Revista iberoamericana de micologia - 1 Jan 2000
Treviño-Rangel Rogelio de J, Bodden-Mendoza Byron A, Montoya Alexandra M, Villanueva-Lozano Hiram, Elizondo-Zertuche Mariana, Robledo-Leal Efrén, González Gloria M
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BACKGROUND: Candida tropicalis is an increasingly important human pathogen which usually affects neutropenic oncology patients with common hematogenous seeding to peripheral organs and high mortality rates. Candida pathogenicity is facilitated by several virulence attributes, including secretion of hydrolytic enzymes; however, little is known regarding the C. tropicalis ability to secrete them and their role in...
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