Talking to themselves: Autoregulation and quorum sensing in fungi

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 613-619

  Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARNESOL;

BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FARNESOL; FUNGI; HOMEOSTASIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FUNGI;

EID: 33646356758     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.5.4.613-619.2006     Document Type: Short Survey

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