Streptomyces somaliensis as an etiologic agent of actinomycetoma in Lara state, Venezuela. An epidemiological, clinical, microbiological, molecular and histological study of five cases

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-104

  Serrano, J A ^a,d   Mejia M A ^b   Garcia E ^a   Zamora, R ^b   Boiron, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d Fundacite Mérida ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Actinomycetoma; America; Epidemiological study; Grains; Lara state; Morphology; PCR; Streptomyces somaliensis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0031850756     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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