Elevated chitin content reduces the susceptibility of Candida species to caspofungin.

Walker, Louise A

Elevated chitin content reduces the susceptibility of Candida species to caspofungin. [electronic resource] - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Jan 2013 - 146-54 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1098-6596

10.1128/AAC.01486-12 doi


Amino Acid Sequence
Antifungal Agents--pharmacology
Calcineurin--genetics
Candida--drug effects
Candidiasis--drug therapy
Caspofungin
Cell Wall--chemistry
Chitin--agonists
Drug Resistance, Fungal--drug effects
Echinocandins--pharmacology
Fungal Proteins--genetics
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal--drug effects
Glucosyltransferases--genetics
Humans
Lipopeptides
Molecular Sequence Data
Protein Kinase C--genetics
Sequence Alignment
Signal Transduction--drug effects
Species Specificity