Molecular markers reveal differentiation among isolates of Coccidioides immitis from California, Arizona and Texas

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 781-786

  Burt, A ^a,c   Dechairo, B M ^b   Koenig, G L ^b   Carter, D A ^b,d   White, T J ^b   Taylor, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coccidioidomycosis; F statistics; Microbial population genetics; Molecular markers; Population differentiation; RE PCR

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIOIDES; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS;

EID: 0031213585     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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