α1,3 glucans are dispensable in Aspergillus fumigatus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-29

  Henry, Christine ^a   Latgé, Jean Paul ^a   Beauvais, Anne ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 ALPHA GLUCAN; 1,3 ALPHA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; 1,3-ALPHA-D-GLUCAN SYNTHASE; 1,4 GLUCAN; 1,4-GLUCAN; ALPHA-1,3-GLUCAN; CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCELIUM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCANS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCELIUM; PHENOTYPE; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 84855235697     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05270-11     Document Type: Article

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