Molecular and phenotypic characterization of genotypic Candida albicans subgroups and comparison with Candida dubliniensis and Candida stellatoidea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 417-421

  McCullough, Michael J ^b   Clemons, Karl V ^c   Stevens, David A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; INTRON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032927105     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.2.417-421.1999     Document Type: Article

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