Microcolony Imaging of Aspergillus fumigatus Treated with Echinocandins Reveals Both Fungistatic and Fungicidal Activities

Colin J. Ingham; Peter M. Schneeberger

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035478

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Microcolony Imaging of Aspergillus fumigatus Treated with Echinocandins Reveals Both Fungistatic and Fungicidal Activities

Colin J. Ingham ,

* E-mail: colinutrecht@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, MicroDish BV, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Peter M. Schneeberger

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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Microcolony Imaging of Aspergillus fumigatus Treated with Echinocandins Reveals Both Fungistatic and Fungicidal Activities

Colin J. Ingham,
Peter M. Schneeberger

Published: April 19, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035478

About the Authors

Colin J. Ingham

* E-mail: colinutrecht@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, MicroDish BV, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Peter M. Schneeberger

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CJI PMS. Performed the experiments: CJI. Analyzed the data: CJI PMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJI. Wrote the paper: CJI PMS.

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