Effect of environmental pH on morphological development of Candida albicans is mediated via the PacC-related transcription factor encoded by PRR2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 7524-7530

  Ramon, Ana M ^a   Porta, Amalia ^a   Fonzi, William A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0032805716     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.24.7524-7530.1999     Document Type: Article

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