Ecto-glycanases and metabolic stability of the capsule in Cryptococcus neoformans

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 470-479

  MacEková, Danka ^a   Farkaš, Vladimír ^a,b   Kishida, Eriko ^b   Takeo, Kanji ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDASE; ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; METABOLISM; PH;

CELL WALL; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOENZYMES;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 33845676760     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200610143     Document Type: Article

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