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Growth of Candida albicans on surfaces
Reference
CEL04556
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Neil Andrew Robert Gow
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Aberdeen
Department
School of Medical Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
95,805
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
13/11/1995
End date
13/11/1997
Duration
24 months
Abstract
We have shown recently that hyphae of Candida albicans (the major human pathogenic fungus) uses topographical features of the substratum to guide its growth and invasion of surfaces (i.e. it is thigmotropic). This project aims to : (i) Determine whether other clinically important fungi exhibit thigmotropism ; (ii) To investigate the possible role of stretch activated ion channels in mediating the thigmotropic response, and (iii) Study thigmotropism at the molecular level through the analysis of thigmotropic mutants.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Cells RoPA (CELL) [1994]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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