Dimorphism in Fungal Pathogens of Mammals, Plants, and Insects

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Gauthier, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; COCCIDIOIDES; DIMORPHIC FUNGAL INFECTION; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHASE TRANSITION; PLANT; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MAMMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; YEAST;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPHAE; INSECTS; MAMMALS; MYCOSES; PLANTS; YEASTS;

EID: 84924405924     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004608     Document Type: Review

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