Using Aspergillus nidulans to identify antifungal drug resistance mutations

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 288-294

  He, Xiaoxiao ^a   Li, Shengnan ^a   Kaminskyj, Susan G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; C.I. FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENING AGENT 28; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN;

ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; MUTATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BENZENESULFONATES; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ECHINOCANDINS; GENES, FUNGAL; MUTATION;

EID: 84893420177     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00334-13     Document Type: Article

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