Molecular characterization of two types of rDNA units in a single strain of Candida albicans

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 522-529

  Miletti González, Karl E ^a,b   Leibowitz, Michael J ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Chromosome R; Gene organization; Group I intron

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 25S;

CHROMOSOME; DNA; FUNGUS; GENE; PATHOGEN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; INTRON;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; INTRONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 57749204554     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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