Candida albicans: Pathogenesis, immunity and host defence

Research in Immunology

Volumn 149, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 281-288

  Ashman, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; YEAST;

EID: 0032077807     PISSN: 09232494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2494(98)80752-9     Document Type: Article

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