Search for genes potentially related to germ tube formation in Candida albicans by differential-display reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 110-118

  Park, Joo Young ^a   Kim, Donghwa ^a   Shin, Woon Seob ^b   Seo, Hee Seok ^a   Kim, Kyunghoon ^c   Lee, Kyoung Ho ^a   Koh, Choon Myung ^a   Bong, Jeong Pyo ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; DDRT PCR; Gene sequence; Germ tube formation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL DNA; GENE PRODUCT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPITHELIUM; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCELIUM; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

EID: 0037295854     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.1.110     Document Type: Article

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