Role of the mitogen-activated protein kinase hog1p in morphogenesis and virulence of candida albicans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3058-3068

  Alonso Monge, R ^a   Navarro Garcia F ^a   Molero, G ^a   Diez Orejas, R ^a   Gustin, M ^a,b   Pla, J ^a   Sanchez M ^a   Nombela, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NIKKOMYCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL WALL; CYTOKINESIS; FUNGAL GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032908687     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.10.3058-3068.1999     Document Type: Article

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