Evaluation of the susceptibility of Coccidioides immitis to lufenuron, a chitin synthase inhibitor

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 441-444

  Johnson, S M ^a   Zimmermann, C R ^a   Kerekes, K M ^a   Davidson, A ^b   Pappagianis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin synthase; Coccidioides immitis; Inhibitor; Lufenuron

Indexed keywords

'PROGRAM'; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITIN SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LUFENURON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; CHITIN SYNTHASE; COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS;

EID: 0033405799     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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