Maxillary sinusitis caused by medusoid form of Schizophyllum commune

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3395-3398

  Sigler, Lynne ^a   Bartley, James R ^b   Parr, Dinah H ^c   Morris, Arthur J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MYCELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

EID: 0032879160     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3395-3398.1999     Document Type: Article

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