Association of a myosin immunoanalogue with cell envelopes of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and its participation in swelling and germination

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1238-1244

  Esnault, Karine ^a   El Moudni, Brahim ^b   Bouchara, Jean Philippe ^a   Chabasse, Dominique ^a   Tronchin, Guy ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MYOSIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CROSS REACTION; GERMINATION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033053178     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.3.1238-1244.1999     Document Type: Article

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