Intersection of fungal fitness and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-498

  Panepinto, John C ^a   Williamson, Peter R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness; Laccase; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COPPER; LACCASE;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL VACUOLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE INSERTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MITOCHONDRION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS;

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; LACCASE; VIRULENCE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 33646559835     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00078.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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