Divergent mitochondrial responses and metabolic signal pathways secure the azole resistance in Crabtree-positive and negative Candida species
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ORGANISM(S): Fungal Sp. Nt-01
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Xiaodong She
PROVIDER: PXD045101 | iProX | Tue Sep 05 00:00:00 BST 2023
REPOSITORIES: iProX
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