Expression of capsule-associated genes of Cryptococcus neoformans

Mycopathologia

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Okabayashi, Ken ^a   Kano, Rui ^a   Watanabe, Shinichi ^b   Hasegawa, Atsuhiko ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsule associated genes; Cryptococcus neoformans; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CAP10 PROTEIN, CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CAP59 PROTEIN, CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 24744453078     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-005-0139-6     Document Type: Article

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