Isolation of transcripts over-expressed in human pathogen Trichophyton rubrum during growth in keratin

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 166-172

  Maranhão, Fernanda C A ^a   Paião, Fernanda G ^a   Martinez Rossi, Nilce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte; Keratin; SSH; Trichophyton rubrum; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; COPPER; CYTOCHROME P450; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GAG POL POLYPROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 30; KERATIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; NIMA INTERACTIVE PROTEIN; POLYPROTEIN; SERINE PROTEASE SUBTILISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPRESSION SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KERATINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 34547570480     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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