Expression of Aspergillus fumigatus virulence-related genes detected in vitro and in vivo with competitive RT-PCR

Mycopathologia

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-206

  Zhang, Lijuan ^a   Wang, Mingyue ^a   Li, Ruoyu ^a   Calderone, Richard ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Expression; Virulence related genes

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 26244447693     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-005-0141-z     Document Type: Article

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