Molecular characterization of ABC transporter-encoding genes in Aspergillus nidulans

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-349

  Do Nascimento, Adriana Mendes ^a   Goldman, Maria Helena S ^a   Goldman, Gustavo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; ATP binding cassette transporters; Fungal infections; Multidrug resistance

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ANTIBIOTIC G 418; BREFELDIN A; CAMPTOTHECIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DNA FRAGMENT; DOXORUBICIN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; ITRACONAZOLE; KANAMYCIN; METHOTREXATE; MICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGAL DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 2442571964     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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