Variation its virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus strains in a murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 186-191

  Mondon, P ^a   De Champs, C ^b   Donadille, A ^a   Ambroise Thomas, P ^a   Grillot, R ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

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Indexed keywords

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ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; LUNG INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0029680788     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-3-186     Document Type: Article

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