Chlamydospore formation during hyphal growth in Cryptococcus neoformans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1746-1754

  Lin, Xiaorong ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOGEN;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GLYCOGEN; HYPHAE; SPORES, FUNGAL;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 26944438312     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.4.10.1746-1754.2005     Document Type: Article

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