Protease activities of Candida spp. isolated from otitis externa: Preliminary result
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Protease activities of Candida spp. isolated from otitis externa: preliminary result.
Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the ear predominantly caused by Candida and Aspergillus spp. The possible virulence factors of Candida spp. are enzymes, such as proteases, phospholipases, phosphatases and esterase. According to our knowledge, protease production in Candida strains isolated from patients with otomycosis has not been investigated. The present study was aimed at determining in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0354-950X,2406-0887
DOI: 10.2298/aci0903113a