Effect of the laccase gene, CNLAC1, on virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 377-386

  Salas, S D ^a   Bennett, J E ^a   Kwon Chung, K J ^a   Perfect, J R ^b   Williamson, P R ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LACCASE; MELANIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURAL GENE;

EID: 0029839056     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.2.377     Document Type: Article

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