Comparative analyses of the structure of the 1,3-β-glucan synthase gene in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis isolates

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 407-418

  Okamoto, H T S ^a   Soares, C M A ^a   Pereira, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1,3 glucan synthase; Gene structure; Intron evolution; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EUKARYOTA; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 33745626435     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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