Tools to study molecular mechanisms of Aspergillus pathogenicity

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 356-364

  Krappmann, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMOEBA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL LINE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MUTATION; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 33746283309     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.06.005     Document Type: Review

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