Species identification and virulence attributes of Saccharomyces boulardii (nom. inval.)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2613-2617

  McCullough, Michael J ^a,b,c   Clemons, Karl V ^a,b,c   Mccusker, John H ^d   Stevens, David A ^a,b,c  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; MURINAE; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031827129     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2613-2617.1998     Document Type: Article

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