Evidence that two independent host genes influence the severity of tissue damage and susceptibility to acute pyelonephritis in murine systemic candidiasis

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-192

  Ashman, Robert B ^a   Fulurija, Alma ^a   Papadimitriou, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; genes; mice; resistance; susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KIDNEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MURINAE;

EID: 0030993467     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0102     Document Type: Article

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