Group I intron renders differential susceptibility of Candida albicans to Bleomycin

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-17

  Jayaguru, Prathiba ^a   Raghunathan, Malathi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Candida albicans; Group I intron

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; IC 50; INTRON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLEOMYCIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; INTRONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, FUNGAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 33846865537     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-006-9002-1     Document Type: Article

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