Genes Potentially Relevant in the Parasitic Phase of the Fungal Pathogen Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Mycopathologia

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Borges, Clayton Luiz ^a   Bailão, Alexandre Melo ^a   Báo, Sonia N ^b   Pereira, Maristela ^a   Parente, Juliana Alves ^a   de Almeida Soares, Célia Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cDNA subtracted library; cDNA RDA; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Yeast phase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 78650511462     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-010-9349-7     Document Type: Article

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