Role of the yakA gene in morphogenesis and stress response in Penicillium marneffei

• Main Authors: Suwunnakorn,S., Cooper,C.R., Kummasook,A., Vanittanakom,N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Society for General Microbiology 2015
• Subjects: Microbiology; Medicine (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84906875105&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38303
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Penicillium marneffei is a thermally dimorphic fungus and a highly significant pathogen of immunocompromised individuals living in or having travelled in south-east Asia. At 25 °C, P. marneffei grows filamentously. Under the appropriate conditions, these filaments (hyphae) produce conidiophores bear...