Coupling Temperature Sensing and Morphogenesis in the Pathogenic Fungus Candida Albicans

ISBN-10
0494971762
ISBN-13
9780494971765
Language
English
Published
2012
Author
Rebecca Sara Shapiro

Description

Temperature is a critical environmental signal, which exerts powerful control over the development and virulence of diverse microbial pathogens.

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