Genetic and physiologic characterization of ferric/cupric reductase constitutive mutants of Cryptococcus neoformans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2357-2365

  Nyhus, Karin J ^a   Jacobson, Eric S ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER ION; FERRIC ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME REGULATION; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0032948139     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.5.2357-2365.1999     Document Type: Article

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