Uses and limitations of the XTT assay in studies of Candida growth and metabolism.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on January 01, 2003

Authors

D M Kuhn1, M Balkis, J Chandra, P K Mukherjee, M A Ghannoum

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1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.

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