Candida albicans proteinases: Resolving the mystery of a gene family

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1997-2005

  Hube, B ^a   Naglik, J ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fungal infections; SAP; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034865464     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-8-1997     Document Type: Review

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