Identification of a Cryptococcus neoformans gene that directs expression of the cryptic Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannitol dehydrogenase gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5257-5262

  Perfect, John R ^a   Rude, Thomas H ^a   Wong, Brian ^b,d   Flynn, Timothy ^c   Chaturvedi, Vishnu ^b,d   Niehaus, Walter ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL DEHYDROGENASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029788982     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5257-5262.1996     Document Type: Article

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