Hemolysis, toxicity, and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of Stachybotrys chartarum strains

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3175-3181

  Vesper, Stephen J ^a   Dearborn, Dorr G ^b   Yike, Iwona ^b   Sorenson, W G ^c   Haugland, Richard A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEMOLYSIS; HYPHOMYCETES; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; NONHUMAN; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; OVIS ARIES; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 0033019984     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.7.3175-3181.1999     Document Type: Article

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