Candida albicans strains deficient in CHS7, a key regulator of chitin synthase III, exhibit morphogenetic alterations and attenuated virulence

Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2623-2636

  Sanz, María ^a   Carrano, Lucia ^b   Jiménez, Cristina ^a   Candiani, Gianpaolo ^b   Trilla, José A ^a   Durán, Angel ^a   Roncero, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Vicuron Pharmaceuticals   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; MICONAZOLE; NIKKOMYCIN; PAPULACANDIN DERIVATIVE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TACROLIMUS; TUNICAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL WALL; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOGENESIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEAST CELL;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHITIN SYNTHASE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; MURINAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 23844479264     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.28093-0     Document Type: Article

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