Mating types, sexual reproduction and ploidy in fungi: Effects on virulence;Mantarlarda çaprazlaşma tipleri, eşeyli çoǧalma ve ploidinin virülans üzerine etkileri

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-513

  Çerlkçioǧlu, Nilgün ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fungi; Mating types; Sexual reproduction; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HAPLOIDY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLOIDY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIPLOIDY; FUNGI; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; HAPLOIDY; PLOIDIES; REPRODUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 69249121703     PISSN: 03749096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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