How do dermatophytes survive in the epidermis?

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-126

  Hay, Roderick J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DERMATOPHYTE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; SKIN SURFACE; STRATUM CORNEUM; SURVIVAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA PEDIS; TRICHOPHYTON; ARTHRODERMA; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORUM;

KERATIN;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; DERMATOMYCOSES; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; KERATINS; MICROSPORUM; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 33744966361     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qco.0000216621.98197.b4     Document Type: Editorial

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