Current Understanding of HOG-MAPK Pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus

Mycopathologia

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 13-23

  Ma, Dongmei ^a   Li, Ruoyu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; HOG pathway; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Morphology; Stress; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84872800633     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-012-9600-5     Document Type: Review

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