Regulation of chitin synthesis during dimorphic growth of Candida albicans

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 391-401

  Munro, C A ^a   Schofield, D A ^a,b   Gooday, G W ^a   Gow, N A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Chitin; Chitin synthase; Dimorphism; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST CELL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0031889117     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-2-391     Document Type: Article

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