Molecular epidemiology, pathogenesis, and genetics of the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 817-825

  Retallack, Diane M ^a   Woods, Jon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Fungal; Genetics; Intracellular; Pathogenesis; Respiratory pathogen

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOME; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AJELLOMYCES CAPSULATUS; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM;

EID: 0032707972     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(99)80084-7     Document Type: Review

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