Phylogenetic and taxonomic heterogeneity of Cryptococcus humicolus by analysis of the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer regions and 18S rDNA, and the phylogenetic relationships of C. humicolus, C. curvatus, and the genus Trichosporon

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 455-461

  Sugita, Takashi ^a   Takashima, Masako ^b   Ikeda, Reiko ^a   Nakase, Takashi ^b   Shinoda, Takako ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN BIORESOURCE CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus curvatus; Cryptococcus humicolus; Phylogeny; Taxonomy; Trichosporon

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCUS; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; TRICHOSPORON; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 0033918963     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2000.tb02520.x     Document Type: Article

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