A Conserved Machinery Underlies the Synthesis of a Chitosan Layer in the <i>Candida</i> Chlamydospore Cell Wall
The cell wall is the interface between the fungal cell and its environment and disruption of cell wall assembly is an effective strategy for antifungal therapies. Therefore, a detailed understanding of how cell walls form is critical to identify potential drug targets and develop therapeu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-04-01
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Series: | mSphere |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00080-21 |
Summary: | The cell wall is the interface between the fungal cell and its environment and disruption of cell wall assembly is an effective strategy for antifungal therapies. Therefore, a detailed understanding of how cell walls form is critical to identify potential drug targets and develop therapeutic strategies. |
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ISSN: | 2379-5042 |