Reduced virulence of Candida albicans mutants lacking the GNA1 gene encoding glucosamine-6-phosphate acetyltransferase

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1753-1758

  Mio, Toshiyuki ^a   Kokado, Michiko ^a   Arisawa, Mikio ^a   Yamada Okabe, Hisafumi ^a  

^a NIPPON ROCHE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal target; Candida albicans; Glucosamine 6 phosphate acetyltransferase; GNA1; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSAMINE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLUCOSAMINE DERIVATIVE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENETIC CODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0033940187     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-7-1753     Document Type: Article

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