Trichophyton rubrum secreted and membrane-associated carboxypeptidases

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 669-682

  Zaugg, Christophe ^a   Jousson, Olivier ^b   Léchenne, Barbara ^a   Staib, Peter ^a   Monod, Michel ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Carboxypeptidases; Dermatophytes; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; KERATINIZATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTOSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRICHOPHYTON; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 50249121987     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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