Virulence of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis isolates can be correlated to groups defined by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-276

  Molinari Madlum, E E W I ^a   Felipe, M S S ^b   Soares, Célia Maria De Almeida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; RAPD; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA, FUNGAL; MICE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SPLEEN; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0032875073     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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