Attenuation of virulence and changes in morphology in Candida albicans by disruption of the N-acetylglucosamine catabolic pathway

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 7898-7903

  Singh, P ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Datta, A ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CATABOLISM; GENE CLUSTER; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ALDOSE-KETOSE ISOMERASES; AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUTATION; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR);

EID: 0035184418     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.12.7898-7903.2001     Document Type: Article

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