Stress signaling pathways for the pathogenicity of Cryptococcus

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1564-1577

  Bahn, Yong Sun ^a   Jung, Kwang Woo ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84888214854     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00218-13     Document Type: Review

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