Possible role of secreted proteinases in Candida albicans infections

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-68

  Hube, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candidosis; Expression; Mutants; Processing; Proteinases; SAP; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742520486     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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