Cell wall biogenesis in a double chitin synthase mutant (chsG-/chsE-) of Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Published in Fungal Genet Biol on February 01, 2003

Authors

E Mellado1, G Dubreucq, P Mol, J Sarfati, S Paris, M Diaquin, D W Holden, J L Rodriguez-Tudela, J P Latgé

Author Affiliations

1: Unidad de Micología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Institute de Salud Carlos III, Carretera Majadahonda-Pozuelo Km2, Majadahonda, 28220, Madrid, Spain. emallado@isciii.es

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