Identification of clinically important ascomycetous yeasts based on nucleotide divergence in the 5' end of the large-subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA gene

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1216-1223

  Kurtzman, C P ^a   Robnett, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BACTERIAL GENE; BIODIVERSITY; CANDIDA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA;

EID: 0030907763     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1216-1223.1997     Document Type: Article

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