Phenotypic characterization of a Candida albicans strain deficient in its major exoglucanase

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3023-3032

  González, María Del Mar ^a   Díez Orejas, Rosalía ^a   Molero, Gloria ^a   Álvarez, Alberto M ^a   Pla, Jesús ^a   Nombela, César ^a   Sánchez Pérez, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Exoglucanase; Gene disruption; Pathogenesis; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DISRUPTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 1842289175     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-9-3023     Document Type: Article

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