Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 54, Issue 11 , Pages 1052-1060 , November 2009

Architectural analysis, viability assessment and growth kinetics of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata biofilms

  • C.J. Seneviratne

      Affiliations

    • Oral Bio-Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • W.J. Silva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontic and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • L.J. Jin

      Affiliations

    • Oral Bio-Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Y.H. Samaranayake

      Affiliations

    • Oral Bio-Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • L.P. Samaranayake

      Affiliations

    • Oral Bio-Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Oral Bio-Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong. Tel.: +852 2859 0480; fax: +852 2547 6133.

,Accepted 1 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.08.002

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 54, Issue 11 , Pages 1052-1060 , November 2009

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