Candida albicans PEP12 is required for biofilm integrity and in Vivo virulence

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 266-277

  Palanisamy, Suresh K A ^a   Ramirez, Melissa A ^b   Lorenz, Michael ^b   Lee, Samuel A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICE; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SNARE PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 75849144694     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00295-09     Document Type: Article

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