Cell wall protein mannosylation determines Candida albicans cell surface hydrophobicity

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3015-3021

  Masuoka, James ^a   Hazen, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Candida albicans; Cell wall; Hydrophobicity; Mannosylation

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; MANNOSE; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION;

EID: 0030763261     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-9-3015     Document Type: Article

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