Isolation and characterization of the GFA1 gene encoding the glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase of Candida albicans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2320-2327

  Smith, Rachel J ^a,c   Milewski, Sławomir ^a,b   Brown, Alistair J P ^a   Gooday, Graham W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029932846     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2320-2327.1996     Document Type: Article

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