Acquisition and biodiversity of Pneumocystis carinii in a colony of wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Jacques, Guillot ^a   Veronique, Chevalier ^a   Guillaume, Queney ^b   Madeleine, Berthelemy ^a   Bruno, Polack ^a   Philippe, Lacube ^c   Patricia, Roux ^c   Rene, Chermette ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EAR; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 0033198492     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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