Shaping Up for Battle: Morphological Control Mechanisms in Human Fungal Pathogens

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Kadosh, David ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECTIN 1; HISTONE DEACETYLASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHROMATIN; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FRUITING BODY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; MUTATION RATE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TEMPERATURE; UME6 GENE; YEAST; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMATIN; FUNGI; HUMANS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84892867048     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003795     Document Type: Article

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