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ReviewCurrent genetics2003

Strategies for the identification of virulence determinants in human pathogenic fungi.

R Alonso-Monge, F Navarro-García, E Román, B Eisman, C Nombela, J Pla

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Review in Current genetics, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Cryptosporidium pathogenicity and virulence.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2013
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  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Quorum sensing in dimorphic fungi: farnesol and beyond.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2006
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

R Alonso-MongeDepartamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
F Navarro-García
E Román
B Eisman
C Nombela
J Pla

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of fungal infections is increasing in different countries. The current available therapy of these infections does not satisfy all requirements in terms of specificity and therapeutic index, a fact that has stimulated the scientific community to identify fungal virulence determinants. Several pathogenic fungi are opportunistic and, therefore, identification of virulence genes is difficult, given their close relationship with host cells. In recent years, the development of genetic tools in several pathogenic fungi has enabled the development of genetic strategies for their identification. These include several strategies based on the phenotypic analysis of strains or environmental conditions in which the expression of the putative gene(s) is either altered or deleted; and this is accomplished through the development of in vitro or in vivo systems. In the near future, this research will produce a better picture of fungal pathogenesis and therefore define novel promising targets in antifungal therapy.

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MycosesFungiGene Expression ProfilingHumansMutationSequence DeletionVirulence

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