Isolation and characterisation of the phospholipase B gene of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 551-561

  Latouche, G Nicolas ^a,b   Sorrell, Tania C ^a,b   Meyer, Wieland ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii; mRNA expression; Phospholipase B gene; Serotype B; Serotype C

Indexed keywords

LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE; MESSENGER RNA; FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT; OPEN READING FRAME; PH; PROTEIN SECRETION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROTYPE; TEMPERATURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEROTYPING;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0036893106     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-1356(02)00130-7     Document Type: Article

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