Chitin synthases with a myosin motor-like domain control the resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus to echinocandins

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6121-6131

  Jimeńez Ortigosa, Cristina ^a,e   Aimanianda, Vishukumar ^b   Muszkieta, Laetitia ^b   Mouyna, Isabelle ^b   Alsteens, David ^c   Pire, Stéphane ^c   Beau, Remi ^b   Krappmann, Sven ^d   Beauvais, Anne ^b   Dufrêne, Yves F ^c   Roncero, César ^a   Latgé, Jean Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; ECHINOCANDIN;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; HYDROPHILICITY; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL WALL; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ECHINOCANDINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MUTATION; MYCELIUM; MYOSINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 84869205494     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00752-12     Document Type: Article

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