Catalase gene disruptant of the human pathogenic yeast Candida albicans is defective in hyphal growth, and a catalase-specific inhibitor can suppress hyphal growth of wild-type cells

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-24

  Nakagawa, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Catalase; Hyphal development

Indexed keywords

AMITROLE; CATALASE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAP1 GENE; CATALASE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE; HOG1 GENE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; WILD TYPE; YEAST; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATALASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; HYPHAE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 51449122584     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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