Identification of genes associated with germination of conidia to form mycelia in the fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis;Identificación de algunos genes asociados al proceso de germinación de la conidia al micelio en Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Biomedica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-412

  García, Ana María ^a,b   Hernández, Orville ^a   Aristizábal, Beatriz H ^c   Cano, Luz Elena ^a,d   Restrepo, Ángela ^a   McEwen, Juan G ^a,d  

^a Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas ^*  (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^c HOSPITAL PABLO TOBÓN URIBE   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Fungal; Germination; Mycelium; Paracoccidioides; Spores

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SACCHAROMYCETALES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954360571     PISSN: 01204157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v29i3.12     Document Type: Article

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