Open AccessQuantitation of ergosterol content and gene expression profile of ERG11 gene in fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans
Author(s) -
Fahimeh Alizadeh,
Alireza Khodavandi,
Sara Zalakian
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
current medical mycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2423-3439
pISSN - 2423-3420
DOI - 10.29252/cmm.3.1.13
Subject(s) - ergosterol , candida albicans , fluconazole , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , gene expression , biology , antifungal , genetics , biochemistry
The frequency of opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients , especially by Candida species , has sharply increased in the last few decades. The objective of this study was to analyse the ergosterol content and gene expression profiling of clinical isolates of fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans.
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