Genomic plasticity of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 991-1008

  Selmecki, Anna ^a   Forche, Anja ^b   Berman, Judith ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL GENOME; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVIEW;

ANEUPLOIDY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, FUNGAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 77956858683     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00060-10     Document Type: Review

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