Sequencing, disruption, and characterization of the Candida albicans sterol methyltransferase (ERG6) gene: drug susceptibility studies in erg6 mutants

scientific article published on May 1998

Sequencing, disruption, and characterization of the Candida albicans sterol methyltransferase (ERG6) gene: drug susceptibility studies in erg6 mutants is …
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P356DOI10.1128/AAC.42.5.1160
P932PMC publication ID105764
P698PubMed publication ID9593144

P2093author name stringM Bard
M A Kennedy
N D Lees
C Koegel
R Barbuch
K L Jensen-Pergakes
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P433issue5
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectCandida albicansQ310443
P304page(s)1160-1167
P577publication date1998-05-01
P1433published inAntimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyQ578004
P1476titleSequencing, disruption, and characterization of the Candida albicans sterol methyltransferase (ERG6) gene: drug susceptibility studies in erg6 mutants
P478volume42

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