Niche-specific gene expression during C. albicans infection

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-330

  Kumamoto, Carol A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOSIS; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 48749105018     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.05.008     Document Type: Review

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