Adhesins in Candida albicans

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-357

  Sundstrom, Paula ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADHESION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL WALL; CHEEK MUCOSA; CROSS LINKING; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0033178457     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80062-9     Document Type: Review

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