Characterisation of Pga1, a putative Candida albicans cell wall protein necessary for proper adhesion and biofilm formation

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-500

  Hashash, Rami ^a   Younes, Samer ^a   Bahnan, Wael ^a   El Koussa, Joseph ^a   Maalouf, Katia ^a   Dimassi, Hani I ^a   Khalaf, Roy A ^a  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Calcofluor; Candida albicans; Chitin; Congo red; GPI anchor

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; PROSTAGLANDIN A1;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 80053995307     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2010.01883.x     Document Type: Article

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