Unraveling the nanoscale surface properties of chitin synthase mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus and their biological implications

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 320-327

  Alsteens, David ^a   Aimanianda, Vishukumar ^b   Hegde, Pushpa ^c   Pire, Stéphane ^a   Beau, Rémi ^b   Bayry, Jagadeesh ^c   Latgé, Jean Paul ^b   Dufrêne, Yves F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; MANNAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL WALL; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; MANNANS; MUTATION; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 84880378099     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.05.040     Document Type: Article

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