Defects in assembly of the extracellular matrix are responsible for altered morphogenesis of a Candida albicans phr1 mutant

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 163-166

  Popolo, Laura ^a   Vai, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCAN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; NIKKOMYCIN Z;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST CELL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031973508     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.1.163-166.1998     Document Type: Article

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