Role of pH response in Candida albicans virulence

Mycoses, Supplement

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-21

  Fonzi, William A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Dimorphism; pH response; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0036345862     PISSN: 09437312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2002.tb04540.x     Document Type: Article

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