Risk assessment of fungi reported from humans and animals

Mycoses

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 407-417

  De Hoog, G S ^a  

^a Centraalbureau V S   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biosafety levels; Opportunistic fungi; Pathogenic fungi; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 0030440737     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00089.x     Document Type: Review

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