Quorum sensing in fungi: Q&A

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Madhani, Hiten D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARNESOL; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; PEPTIDE; TYROSOL; 4-HYDROXYPHENYLETHANOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DIVISION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FUNGUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; RIBOSOME; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FARNESOL; FUNGI; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 80055080951     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002301     Document Type: Article

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