Virulence and hyphal formation of Candida albicans require the Ste20p-like protein kinase CaCla4p

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 539-546

  Leberer, Ekkehard ^a   Ziegelbauer, Karl ^b   Schmidt, Axel ^b   Harcus, Doreen ^a   Dignard, Daniel ^a   Ash, Josée ^a   Johnson, Lyne ^a   Thomas, David Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0031214078     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00252-1     Document Type: Article

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