Formulation of a defined V8 medium for induction of sexual development of Cryptococcus neoformans

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 6248-6253

  Kent, Cory R ^a   Ortiz Bermúdez, Patricia ^a,c   Giles, Steven S ^a   Hull, Christina M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b 587 Medical Science Center ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EFFICIENT; FUNGAL PATHOGENS; KEY FACTORS; NEOFORMANS; NUTRIENT COMPOSITIONS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENTS; UPREGULATION;

COPPER;

METAL REFINING;

COPPER; SEX PHEROMONE;

BIOASSAY; COPPER; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNGUS; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MATING; MF ALPHA GENE; MFA GENE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

COPPER; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MYCOLOGY; PEPTIDES;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 54949111333     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00970-08     Document Type: Article

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