Characterization of the SKN7 ortholog of Aspergillus fumigatus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 682-690

  Lamarre, Claude ^a   Ibrahim Granet, Oumaïma ^a   Du, Chen ^b   Calderone, Richard ^b   Latgé, Jean Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

afSKN7; Aspergillus fumigatus; Gene deletion; Oxidative stress; PCR based fusion methodology; Response regulator

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; MURINAE;

EID: 34249317594     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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