Aspergillus fumigatus metabolism: Clues to mechanisms of in vivo fungal growth and virulence

Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Willger, Sven ^a   Grahl, Nora ^a   Cramer Jr , Robert A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Fungal growth; Hypoxia; Invasive aspergillosis; Metabolism; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; INITIATION FACTOR 2ALPHA; PROTEIN CPCA; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DOWN REGULATION; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYPOXIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TRANSLATION REGULATION; UPREGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; METABOLOMICS; PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 67651085695     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802455313     Document Type: Review

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