Identification of Fusarium species involved in human infections by 28S rRNA gene sequencing

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3586-3589

  Hennequin, C ^a,e   Abachin, E ^a   Symoens, F ^b   Lavarde, V ^c   Reboux, G ^d   Nolard, N ^b   Berche, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^d Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Brussels   (Belgium)

^e AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CYLINDROCARPON; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACREMONIUM; CYLINDROCARPON; FUSARIUM;

EID: 0032834665     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3586-3589.1999     Document Type: Article

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