Isolation, characterization, and localization of a capsule-associated gene, CAP10, of Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5636-5643

  Chang, Y C ^a   Kwon Chung, K J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0032836047     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.18.5636-5643.1999     Document Type: Article

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