cDNA cloning of farnesoic acid-induced genes in Candida albicans by differential display analysis

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1146-1151

  Chung, Soon Chun ^a   Lee, Ji Yoon ^a   Oh, Ki Bong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Differential display analysis; Farnesoic acid; Morphological transition; Northern blot analysis; Respondent genes

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FARNESOIC ACID; FARNESOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; DNA REPLICATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YEAST;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 27944509590     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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