V. Genetic heterogeneity of rat-derived Pneumocystis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 51-58

  Cushion, Melanie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic heterogeneity; Pneumocystis; Rat derived Pneumocystis

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; FUNGAL DNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KARYOTYPING; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

PNEUMOCYSTIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; KARYOTYPING; LUNG; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PNEUMOCYSTIS; RATS;

EID: 0032148367     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00055-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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