The SSK2 MAPKKK of Candida albicans is required for oxidant adaptation in vitro

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 287-299

  Walia, Aditi ^a   Calderone, Richard ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hog1 MAPK pathway; Osmotic stress; Oxidant adaptation

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRIPLOIDY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, ESSENTIAL; MAP KINASE KINASE KINASES; OXIDANTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 38849181112     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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