Evaluation of reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR studies in Candida glabrata following azole treatment

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Li, Qingdi Q ^a   Skinner, Jeff ^a   Bennett, John E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Azole resistance gene; Candida glabrata; Fluconazole; hkgFinder; Housekeeping gene; Reference gene; RT qPCR

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; MESSENGER RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 18S; RNA 28S;

ACT1 GENE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EF1ALPHA GENE; FUNGAL GENE; GAPDH GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PGK1 GENE; PPIA GENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RDN18 GENE; RDN25 GENE; RDN5.8 GENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE GENE; RPL10 GENE; RPL13A GENE; RPL2A GENE; SDHA GENE; STRESS; TUB1 GENE; UBC13 GENE; UBC4 GENE; UBC7 GENE; VALIDITY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FLUCONAZOLE; GENES, FUNGAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTOME;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA;

EID: 84867981243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-13-22     Document Type: Article

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