Coevolution of morphology and virulence in Candida species

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1173-1182

  Thompson, Delma S ^a   Carlisle, Patricia L ^a   Kadosh, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; VIRULENCE; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPHAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YEASTS;

CANDIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 80052371641     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05085-11     Document Type: Review

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