Molecular cloning and characterization of a recombinant Histoplasma capsulatum antigen for antibody-based diagnosis of human histoplasmosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1071-1076

  Chandrashekar, R ^a,b   Curtis, K C ^a   Rawot, B W ^a,c   Kobayashi, G S ^a   Weil, G J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030907394     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1071-1076.1997     Document Type: Article

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