Sialic acid-dependent recognition of laminin by Penicillium marneffei conidia

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 6024-6026

  Hamilton, A J ^a,b   Jeavons, L ^a,b   Youngchim, S ^b   Vanittanakom, N ^b   Hay, R J ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LAMININ; LECTIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SCLEROPROTEIN; SIALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031741807     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.12.6024-6026.1998     Document Type: Article

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