Functional analysis of the fungal/plant class chitinase family in Aspergillus fumigatus

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 418-429

  Alcazar Fuoli, Laura ^a   Clavaud, Cécile ^b   Lamarre, Claude ^b   Aimanianda, Vishukumar ^b   Seidl Seiboth, Verena ^c   Mellado, Emilia ^a   Latgé, Jean Paul ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Autolysis; Cell wall; Chitinase

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; CAFFEINE; CHITINASE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; NIKKOMYCIN Z; POSACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; THEOPHYLLINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOLYSIS; CELL WALL; CHIB1 GENE; CHITINASE GENE; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; GENE DELETION; MUTANT PROTEINS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 79952041223     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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