Molecular and epidemiological characterization of vaginal Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2230-2235

  Posteraro, Brunella ^a   Sanguinetti, Maurizio ^a   D'Amore, Giuseppina ^a   Masucci, Luca ^a   Morace, Giulia ^a,b   Fadda, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; RETROPOSON; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VAGINITIS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033038590     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2230-2235.1999     Document Type: Article

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