Gene amplification in amphotericin B-resistant Leishmania tarentolae

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 141-147

  Singh, Ajay K ^a   Papadopoulou, Barbara ^a   Ouellette, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ERGOSTEROL; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE; PROTOZOAL DNA; SQUALENE SYNTHASE; TERBINAFINE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CROSS RESISTANCE; FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA TARENTOLAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LEISHMANIA TARENTOLAE;

EID: 0035710254     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2001.4663     Document Type: Article

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