Cryptococcus neoformans mitochondrial genomes from serotype A and D strains do not influence virulence

Current Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 193-204

  Toffaletti, Dena L ^a   Nielsen, Kirsten ^a   Dietrich, Fred ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a   Perfect, John R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus neoformans; Hybrids; Inheritance; Mitochondria; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME B1; FUNGAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NICOTINAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE 5; NICOTINAMIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSFER; ENCAPSULATION; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HYBRID GENE; MATING; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 7744228484     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-004-0521-9     Document Type: Article

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