Characterization of the Candida orthopsilosis agglutinin-like sequence (ALS) genes
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Characterization of agglutinin-like sequence genes from non-albicans Candida and phylogenetic analysis of the ALS family.
The ALS (agglutinin-like sequence) gene family of Candida albicans encodes cell-surface glycoproteins implicated in adhesion of the organism to host surfaces. Southern blot analysis with ALS-specific probes suggested the presence of ALS gene families in C. dubliniensis and C. tropicalis; three partial ALS genes were isolated from each organism. Northern blot analysis demonstrated that mechanism...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215912