The major chromoblastomycosis fungal pathogen, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, extracellularly releases proteolytic enzymes whose expression is modulated by culture medium composition: Implications on the fungal development and cleavage of key's host structures

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-29

  Palmeira, Vanila Faber ^a   Kneipp, Lucimar Ferreira ^a   Alviano, Celuta Sales ^a   Santos, André Luis Souza Dos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cellular growth; Chromoblastomycosis; Culture conditions; Differentiation; Extracellular proteolytic activity; Fonsecaea pedrosoi; Proteolytic inhibitors

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ALBUMIN; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; FIBRONECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LAMININ;

ARTICLE; CHROMOMYCOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ASCOMYCOTA; CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 33645081202     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2005.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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