Analysis of the major proteins secreted by the human opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus under in vitro conditions

Medical Mycology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 623-630

  Schwienbacher, Monika ^a   Weig, Michael ^b   Thies, Svenja ^a   Regula, Jörg T ^a   Heesemann, Jürgen ^a   Ebel, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillopepsin; Aspergillus; Chitosanase; Mitogillin; Monoclonal antibody; Protein secretion

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; CHITOSANASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; MITOGILLIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; VERO CELL;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLLAGENASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RIBONUCLEASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 26944476850     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780500089216     Document Type: Article

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