Uniqueness of the mating system in Cryptococcus neoformans

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 208-212

  McClelland, Carol M ^a   Chang, Yun C ^a   Varma, Ashok ^a   Kwon Chung, K J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR; PHEROMONE; SEROTONIN;

BASIDIOMYCETES; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FUNGUS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC TRAIT; INHERITANCE; MATING; MATING SYSTEM; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 2042501704     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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