Calcineurin target CrzA regulates conidial germination, hyphal growth, and pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Published in Eukaryot Cell on May 02, 2008

Authors

Robert A Cramer1, B Zachary Perfect, Nadthanan Pinchai, Steven Park, David S Perlin, Yohannes G Asfaw, Joseph Heitman, John R Perfect, William J Steinbach

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1: Duke University Medical Center, Box 3499, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

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