Switch of phenotype as an escape mechanism of the intruder

Mycoses, Supplement

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 9-12

  Odds, F C ^a  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Escape mechanism; Host defense; Phenotype; Phenotypic switching; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031438483     PISSN: 09437312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1997.tb00556.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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