Cloning, analysis and one-step disruption of the ARG5,6 gene of Candida albicans

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 297-302

  Negredo, A ^a   Monteoliva, L ^a   Gil, C ^a   Pla, J ^a   Nombela, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

ARG5,6; Arginine; Candida albicans; Gene disruption; Molecular biology

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLGLUTAMIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PLASMID VECTOR; POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031042690     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-2-297     Document Type: Article

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