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Chs1 of Candida albicans is an essential chitin synthase required for synthesis of the septum and for cell integrity

Munro et al., 2001

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Munro C
Winter K
Buchan A
Henry K
Becker J
Brown A
Bulawa C
Gow N
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Molecular microbiology

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CaCHS1 of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans encodes an essential chitin synthase that is required for septum formation, viability, cell shape and integrity. The CaCHS1 gene was inactivated by first disrupting one allele using the ura‐blaster protocol, then placing the …
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