Evidence for degradation of gastrointestinal mucin by Candida albicans secretory aspartyl proteinase

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4514-4519

  Colina, Ana Rosa ^a   Aumont, Francine ^a   Deslauriers, Noëlla ^b   Belhumeur, Pierre ^a   De Repentigny, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0029961316     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.11.4514-4519.1996     Document Type: Article

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