Role of alternative oxidase gene in pathogenesis of Cryptococcus neoformans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 5794-5802

  Akhter, Shamima ^a   McDade, Henry C ^a   Gorlach, Jenifer M ^a   Heinrich, Garrett ^a   Cox, Gary M ^a   Perfect, John R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DISRUPTION; GENOME; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, FUNGAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENES, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RABBITS; TEMPERATURE; UP-REGULATION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0141669024     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.10.5794-5802.2003     Document Type: Article

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