Histoplasma capsulatum molecular genetics, pathogenesis, and responsiveness to its environment

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-97

  Woods, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Gene regulation; Histoplasmosis; Mold; Mycelia; Mycosis; Pathogenesis; Phagolysosome; Virulence; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ASCOMYCETES; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HOST CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MACROPHAGE; MAMMAL; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS;

AJELLOMYCES; AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036353984     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.2001.1311     Document Type: Review

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