Attenuated virulence of uridine-uracil auxotrophs of Aspergillus fumigatus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4401-4405

  D'Enfert, Christophe ^a   Diaquin, Michel ^a   Delit, Annie ^a   Wuscher, Nicole ^a   Debeaupuis, Jean Paul ^a   Huerre, Michel ^a   Latge, Jean Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URACIL; URIDINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUXOTROPHY; FUNGUS GROWTH; LUNG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029797595     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4401-4405.1996     Document Type: Article

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