Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis: biology, epidemiology, pathogenicity and antifungal resistance.

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Published in FEMS Microbiol Rev on June 06, 2011

Authors

Sónia Silva1, Melyssa Negri, Mariana Henriques, Rosário Oliveira, David W Williams, Joana Azeredo

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.

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