Genetic diversity among clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3080-3085

  Debeaupuis, Jean Paul ^a   Sarfati, Jacqueline ^a   Chazalet, Valérie ^a   Latgé, Jean Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPUTUM;

EID: 0030873053     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.8.3080-3085.1997     Document Type: Article

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