Comparison of the roles of calcineurin in physiology and virulence in serotype D and serotype a strains of Cryptococcus neoformans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 982-985

  Cruz, M Cristina ^a   Sia, Rey A L ^a   Olson, Michael ^a   Cox, Gary M ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALCINEURIN; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033977390     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.2.982-985.2000     Document Type: Article

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