Candida albicans biofilms: A developmental state associated with specific and stable gene expression patterns

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 536-545

  García Sánchez, Susana ^a,b   Aubert, Sylvie ^a   Iraqui, Ismaïl ^a   Janbon, Guilhem ^a   Ghigo, Jean Marc ^a   D'Enfert, Christophe ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CPH1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EFG1 PROTEIN, CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN KINASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SULFUR AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCELIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON;

AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCELIUM; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLANKTON; PROTEIN KINASES; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 4143131048     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.2.536-545.2004     Document Type: Article

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