Molecular biology of the dimorphic fungi Paracoccidioides spp

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-97

  Sturme, Mark H J ^a   Puccia, Rosana ^b   Goldman, Gustavo H ^c,d   Rodrigues, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d BRAZILIAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND MATERIALS CNPEM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CDC42; GP43; Molecular tools; Paracoccidioides spp; Pathogenic fungi; Transcriptional profiling

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AJELLOMYCETACEAE; ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MYCELIUM (GENUS); ONYGENALES; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 79957712592     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2011.04.002     Document Type: Review

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