Characterization of the major Woronin body protein HexA of the human pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 90-97

  Beck, Julia ^a   Ebel, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Hyphal architecture; Live cell microscopy; Pathogenic fungi; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HEXA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSOL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MICROBODY; NONHUMAN; PEROXISOME; WORONIN BODY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CYTOSOL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; ORGANELLES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875371646     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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