Deletion of the Aspergillus fumigatus gene encoding the Ras-related protein rhbA reduces virulence in a model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2819-2826

  Panepinto, John C ^a   Oliver, Brian G ^a   Fortwendel, Jarrod R ^a   Smith, Darcey L H ^a   Askew, David S ^a   Rhodes, Judith C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; IMMUNITY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE RAS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHBA GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UPREGULATION; VIRULENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MICE; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; NITROGEN; SIROLIMUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0037406694     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.5.2819-2826.2003     Document Type: Article

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