Candida albicans HEX1 gene, a reporter of gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-119

  Niimi, Kyoko ^a   Shepherd, Maxwell G ^a   Cannon, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; HEX1; N acetylglucosaminidase; Reporter gene; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DIVISION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MONOSACCHARIDES; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031843751     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050622     Document Type: Article

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