Differential expression of secretory aspartyl proteinase genes (SAP1-10) in oral Candida albicans isolates with distinct karyotypes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4726-4734

  Tavanti, Arianna ^a,b   Pardini, Giacomo ^a   Campa, Daniele ^a   Davini, Paola ^a   Lupetti, Antonella ^a   Senesi, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KARYOTYPING; KINETICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SECRETION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; THRUSH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, MESSENGER; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 5444274389     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4726-4734.2004     Document Type: Article

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