Genetic relationship between Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans strains of serotypes A and D

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2200-2204

  Franzot, Sarah P ^a,b   Fries, Bettina C ^a   Cleare, Wendy ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031927833     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.8.2200-2204.1998     Document Type: Article

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