Deletion of the two-component histidine kinase gene (CHK1) of Candida albicans contributes to enhanced growth inhibition and killing by human neutrophils in vitro

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 985-987

  Torosantucci, Antonella ^a   Chiani, Paola ^a   De Bernardis, Flavia ^a   Cassone, Antonio ^a   Calera, Jose Antonio ^a   Calderone, Richard ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELLS, CULTURED; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 0036157999     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.2.985-987.2002     Document Type: Article

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