The fungal cell wall: Structure, biosynthesis, and function

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Gow, Neil A R ^a   Latge, Jean Paul ^b   Munro, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GLUCAN; HYDROLASE; MANNAN; MELANIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOLOGY; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSES; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; BIOFILMS; CELL WALL; CHITIN; ECOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; GLUCANS; HUMANS; HYDROLASES; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MANNANS; MELANINS; MYCOSES; PLANTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85020244648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.FUNK-0035-2016     Document Type: Article

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