Mitochondria and fungal pathogenesis: Drug tolerance, virulence, and potential for antifungal therapy

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1376-1383

  Shingu Vazquez, Miguel ^a   Traven, Ana ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; MEMBRANE LIPID; POLYENE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AZOLES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; MYCOSES; POLYENES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80055116385     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05184-11     Document Type: Review

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