Prevalence of phthioic acid in Aspergillus species

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-145

  Birch, M ^a   Drucker, D B ^b   Boote, V ^c   Denning, D W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Granuloma; Spectrometry; Virulence

Indexed keywords

PHTHIOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SHORT SURVEY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS;

EID: 0030991073     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780001041     Document Type: Short Survey

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